My interest in forensic science is both academic as well as for entertainment. The latter has led to a habit of watching and reading about crime and crime related things. There are shows I enjoy on Netflix such as NCIS, Bones and Criminal Minds, they sate my palette for fiction.
There are also shows about actual cases involving real people, such as Women Behind Bars, a show I came across on Netflix and decided to watch for awhile. With these more "realistic" shows I like to look for patterns, not only with those committing the crimes but in the ways they police and prosecute these cases.
These patterns are more difficult to see when it comes to the people in law enforcement. With the police and many others, such as judges, lawyers and people within the prison system, it's more far more variable. However, there is a clear pattern that is all too easy to see when it comes to the people who commit the crimes. That pattern is what I'm writing about today; my rant for the day is about people who blame their crappy childhoods for being criminals. I've seriously had it.
They mention abuse, rape, addiction and poverty as the reasons they've fallen into drugs and become criminals. There's also, "I was in foster care..." an oldie, but a goodie. What tripe! I've had it with people blaming their circumstances for bad behavior, and as the world becomes more and more accepting of the victim cult it just seems like it's only going to get worse. [Originally posted in 2017, edited in 2023 and I'm just here to say, I totally called it.]
I've often wondered why people who have risen above their past and chosen to use it as a catalyst to strength rather than a crutch to weakness don't get the same sympathy or opportunities as those who do. Perhaps because we don't need it as much.
Maybe it's because we don't want to paint ourselves into every picture as a victim, what a self-limiting role. Those who want to play the victim role don't just want to play a victim, they want play the victim, the "winning" victim. Raped the most times, hit the most times, living in the worst places, worst parents, and so on. To make it more self-satisfying they lie and embellish any slight they can come up with in their genuinely privileged lives and sob about it at every turn.
So go ahead, line up for your diag-nonsense, get your prescription drugs and blame everyone else but yourself. You had a difficult life, boo-friggin' hoo, that doesn't make it OK to murder people. You were abused, that doesn't make it OK to be abusive. The sad part is that the direction society is headed, the victim cult will always have the door open to them to do whatever they want without accountability. How fucked up is that?
Fortunately, trends come and go and one day, it won't be so trendy to be mentally ill. How deep of a hole will you have dug for yourself?
There are also shows about actual cases involving real people, such as Women Behind Bars, a show I came across on Netflix and decided to watch for awhile. With these more "realistic" shows I like to look for patterns, not only with those committing the crimes but in the ways they police and prosecute these cases.
These patterns are more difficult to see when it comes to the people in law enforcement. With the police and many others, such as judges, lawyers and people within the prison system, it's more far more variable. However, there is a clear pattern that is all too easy to see when it comes to the people who commit the crimes. That pattern is what I'm writing about today; my rant for the day is about people who blame their crappy childhoods for being criminals. I've seriously had it.
They mention abuse, rape, addiction and poverty as the reasons they've fallen into drugs and become criminals. There's also, "I was in foster care..." an oldie, but a goodie. What tripe! I've had it with people blaming their circumstances for bad behavior, and as the world becomes more and more accepting of the victim cult it just seems like it's only going to get worse. [Originally posted in 2017, edited in 2023 and I'm just here to say, I totally called it.]
I've often wondered why people who have risen above their past and chosen to use it as a catalyst to strength rather than a crutch to weakness don't get the same sympathy or opportunities as those who do. Perhaps because we don't need it as much.
Maybe it's because we don't want to paint ourselves into every picture as a victim, what a self-limiting role. Those who want to play the victim role don't just want to play a victim, they want play the victim, the "winning" victim. Raped the most times, hit the most times, living in the worst places, worst parents, and so on. To make it more self-satisfying they lie and embellish any slight they can come up with in their genuinely privileged lives and sob about it at every turn.
So go ahead, line up for your diag-nonsense, get your prescription drugs and blame everyone else but yourself. You had a difficult life, boo-friggin' hoo, that doesn't make it OK to murder people. You were abused, that doesn't make it OK to be abusive. The sad part is that the direction society is headed, the victim cult will always have the door open to them to do whatever they want without accountability. How fucked up is that?
Fortunately, trends come and go and one day, it won't be so trendy to be mentally ill. How deep of a hole will you have dug for yourself?