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I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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She was just a mass murderer. I don't see any indications of sociopathy. I bet most people could be turned to this life given her circumstances and environment.

The two biggest mistakes people tend to repeat are thinking that (1) it can't happen here and (2) if it does happen here I'll be different.

It's our society that is better, not our people.

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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She was just a mass murderer. I don't see any indications of sociopathy. I bet most people could be turned to this life given her circumstances and environment.

She accepted payment from a friend to murder the friend's boyfriend's other girlfriend. Not only that, she decapitated and dismembered the body. Did we read the same article? Having a "just doing a job" attitude about killing other people is sociopathic.

You don't have to be a sociopath to do horrific things. A lot of people are capable of doing the same in the right (wrong) circumstances.

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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The first sentence seems something out of Buzzfeed. > ... (with a few conveniently erased). Just... why?

Oh great. Yet another person who throws Buzzfeed under the bus without actually reading their articles. Have you ever even read their news articles? They are of a much higher standard than anything The Independent has ever put out.

I am pretty sure he was referring to Buzzfeed's clickbait titles. They are pretty famous for it so it's a fair comparison.

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The two biggest mistakes people tend to repeat are thinking that (1) it can't happen here and (2) if it does happen here I'll be different.

It's our society that is better, not our people.

It'll never go to zero, but in a well-off society you see mental health issues accounting for a lot of crime. In poor or chaotic societies, there is the added element of otherwise normal people forced by circumstance into doing terrible things.

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

She accepted payment from a friend to murder the friend's boyfriend's other girlfriend. Not only that, she decapitated and dismembered the body. Did we read the same article? Having a "just doing a job" attitude about killing other people is sociopathic.

You don't have to be a sociopath to do horrific things. A lot of people are capable of doing the same in the right (wrong) circumstances.

A lot of people don't like to hear that. It's simmilar to when people call Hitler, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, etc. "monsters", they weren't monsters, they were human. Humans are capable of some pretty fucked up things

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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The humans who are both excellent writers AND have the guts to pursue a story like this in such a dangerous area are probably extremely rare

Maybe The Independent could have found a human to work on his copy with him?

2edgy4me

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

#29

>> But her excuses, or lack of them, riled me and I told her she represented everything that was wrong with the country. Bold thing to say to a sociopath with a gun.

Thinking only sociopaths can do really terrible things is likely very wrong. Normal people can decide over some time to switch off empathy, or to work against it. This needs to be understood.

Re: I fell in love with an assassin (2008)

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BTW, this is the ninth time I have submitted this story. But I just knew it fits this audience, so I tried again.

So, if you feel your submissions never make it to the front page, realize that much of it is pure chance.

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