>Just as it's much easier to heap the blame on a villain, rather than consider that Aaron had other options and a life still full of potential. 1.redirect the

>Just as it's much easier to heap the blame on a villain, rather than consider that Aaron had other options and a life still full of potential. 1.redirect the blame from actual villain to the victim. "easier to heap the blame on a villain" - an especially great line, i immediately felt sorry for doing it. >My point is that both perspectives are one-dimensional and both rely heavily on speculation about things that you and I don't really know about. 2.sow the doubt. >And more to the point, both downplay the reality that Aaron suffered from severe depression for years preceding the trial. If MIT was the tipping point, so be it. But often the tipping point is just the proverbial straw, and shouldn't be held responsible for Aaron's actions. 3.downplay the villain's actions severity through showing a perceived weakness of the victim. Nice, man!