When I was young, in my early 20’s or so, I thought I understood life pretty well. I was happy; doing my regular cartwheels through life, bumping to things and people at times, but pretty much just singing my own song. ‘Round about 25 or so, I started actually learning that life was not in […]
Did you know there is no such thing a (violent) crime of passion? Up until 1980 it was widely believed that people went crazy and committed violent acts. They were out of their mind and this thing happened. They killed someone or whatever. Many people still believe this. If I ever sit on a jury
Recently, my husband and I watched, In Cold Blood. I liked it pretty well the first time I saw it. I liked it less this time because I knew that in the future, actor, Robert Blake would kill his wife.
I’m reading a book about one my favorite topics, criminality. Stanton E. Samenow, author of “Inside the Criminal Mind”, writes: “Criminals claim they were rejected by parents, neighbors, schools and employers, but rarely does a criminal say why he was rejected…” This is true for more than just criminals, isn’t it? Samenow goes on about
