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Man this reads like something out of a TV drama. Some people I guess can go a bit overboard, maybe borderline delusional when their kids are involved.

• cperciva 10y ago
  Man this reads like something out of a TV drama. I don't think that's a coincidence. People copy what they see -- even if only unconsciously and because it's the first idea which comes to mind -- and for people who have no direct experience with crime, TV dramas make up most of what they have seen about it.
  • ZeroGravitas 10y ago
    I'd guess it's the other way round. I see a lot of fiction which is ripped from the headlines. People are endlessly creatively crazy and ripping off real life is a lot easier than making stuff up.
• zajd 10y ago
  Yeah it's a shame that given the level of their delusion there's no hope of a real satisfying answer for "what the hell were you thinking?"
  • dredmorbius 10y ago
    I've seen a few instances of similarly irrational behavior, and the world may be watching a version writ large in the form of Donald Trump. While there's an appeal in holding out hope for a rational explanation, I think that's often simply not the case. Take Timothy McVeigh -- executed relatively shortly after his conviction (I believe he didn't appeal the sentence). One thing we never got was a clear explanation for his actions. But then, I don't think that Sirhan Sirhan or Charles Manson surviving decades of imprisonment did much either. Some people are simply broken.
    • zajd 10y ago
      That was my takeaway as well. If we haven't gotten an answer yet, we never will. Honestly we're spoiled by the internet and way too used to "getting answers" as it is :)
      • dredmorbius 10y ago
        The single-episode self-contained television serial, where all questions are wrapped up within 55 minutes (or is it now 36 with ads?) of airtime may contribute to this as well. I'm finding looking at unquestioned answers somewhat more rewarding than unanswered questions of late.