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Great job DPD!
My heart goes out to Michael's family now though, They will have to deal with the backlash that his actions will cause. They will need a lot of love and support to get them through this. I know he was married and has kids and might still have other family in the area. |
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it's nice to see someone with a little substance & depth to their reply.
it is quite a shame....and very sad to think that this was more than likely not a first attempt by the man.....
it seems quite often people don't recognize the number of victims created by a single crime.
and i hope people can keep in mind that, though such things are inexcusable, men and women guilty of such crimes are suffering from a serious problem and are often victims of the same crimes they are commiting.....
not to say that i am fully sympathetic, but i feel for the most part, people have too cold an attitude to the fact that many of the people who commit such acts do infact suffer & struggle with pedophilia as illness, much like someone suffering from alchoholism or another substance abuse problem .
i feel that punishment should be in order for having given in to such urges....but do not forget that the urge itsself stems from intense emotional/mental disturbance(s) and needs understanding and compassion if it is to be treated and overcome...
i say this in hoping that it may cause the neglected feelings for the person as a human being, drowned out by the disgust, outrage, and fear concerning the situation, to rise to the surface.....or atleast for someone to consider that their feelings may go much deeper than their initial response,emotion, or thought.....
.....i do keep in mind, though, that i do not know how i would react of feel if my child or anyone close to me were the victim of something like this.....
......in cases that i am able to put a face on the victim, my feelings of hate/disgust do grow much stronger in relation to my want to be understanding.......possibly someday a proper balance can occur between the two
(few things i say,think, or feel are completely concrete, and i prefer it to be known that i do realize this and that i want anything i say to simply be used to work from...in either direction....
wether it's to challenge someone else's thoughts or , better yet, to have my thoughts challenged........i only felt it neccessary to remind you of this, incase you happen to be the sort of person to respond with short, in-your-face comments like "i think that's bullcrap"...without any explaination or even slightly indepth thought)
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