Evil or crazy?

Question

Most criminals are in jail for doing some random thing that breks the law.
why would someone kill another person?
1. The guys like demented
2. the guys like really angry and just takes it out on the person who he thinks is the root of his anger
3. a really evil/demented guy who wants to cause havoc
why would someone rape someone?
1. he really likes the person
2. Demented
why would someone steal?
1. they really need money or really likes the thing but can't buy it
2. demented

As you have seen in every question demented comes up,
it might be A.D.D or some random **** like that because if you carefully examine every person in jail, most people aren't actually evil, they are just demented and need a psychiatrist.

and another thing, when people say "it's the person you least expect" well its not

Answer 1

i think all of those who does crimes r evils and there is no excuse for their behavior,and believe me if they did all of that coz they r crazy then why other crazy ppl doesnot?i believe they r evils

Answer 2

When you say "demented" I know you're not necessarily aiming for the clinical definition of that term because that would include the term "demented" being associated with "dementia", which is what elderly people sometimes get. (You know, the elderly Mrs. So-and-so, who believes its still 1956 and her husband Fred is still alive....)

You're right that not all people in jail are evil. Many people commit crimes because they're stupid or desperate or drawn into someone else's plan to pull some crap. Many people who are easily influenced do have trouble breaking away companions get an idea to do something wrong. There are the people who didn't mean for things to go that wrong too. In the case of people who are not down-to-the-core evil they tend to have a line they won't cross when it comes to what they'll do. They may break laws. They may do something that isn't moral. They don't quite do real evil or at least serious evil. This variety of criminal, though, isn't demented. They're troubled, exhausted, on drugs, mixed-up, etc. They could probably best be helped with some legitimate guidance in terms of life skills.

There are, though, people who don't draw a line; and if someone harms other living beings physically rather than control their urge/wish to do so, they're committing evil. If someone allows someone else's life to be ruined in some way that's evil. People who do this kind of stuff don't tend to be demented. Sometimes they're quite clear-headed. They plan out their crimes, scope out their targets, and do what they can to hide what they've done. It is their ability to be without conscience that makes these people evil.

Children's brains are formed in the first few years of life. If children don't get the type of nurturing required their brains won't develop right. In fact, if the chance to form certain types of connections is missed the brain cells that would have been involved die. There is no fixing a brain that has this type of damage. The result can be a person who cannot and will not ever be a normal person who has a conscience and who sees other living creatures as having any feelings or even value.

If a child is abused as well (or if other negative environment is present) the result can be the person with twisted fantasies and desires and without a conscience. A psychiatrist is not likely to be able to help the person who doesn't have the brain connections necessary to have normal attachment and morality to others. Unfortunate as it is that an innocent baby could be damaged to the point of becoming a feelingless, evil, individual; that's what happens.

There is such a thing as "frustration tolerance", and what happens is that the person who has, say, done without something necessary (like food or money) for so long they get so they can no longer tolerate it; and they are unable to resist the urge to just take it. This doesn't happen with someone who is very emotionally mature and solid, but it is one reason some people who get in trouble do. They have trouble resisting the temptation after too much deprivation. This isn't necessarily something inherently wrong with the person. It is something that can happen to some people who are deprived for too long. Criminals like this aren't demented at all.

Impulse control is obviously a problem for some criminals. I don't know, though, if criminals are so "possessed" by inappropriate impulses they need super-human impulse control that they don't have; or if they just don't have the normal amount of it. Impulse control is related to brain function; so maybe - up to a point - some of these people could be helped by a psychiatrist.

Lack of ability to reason things out (lack of intelligence) is another reason crimes get committed. (The guy in your Number 2 situation is someone who cannot reason out what is reasonable and what isn't.) Lack of intelligence, though, isn't demented.

So my take on it criminals is that most of the time they are not demented (sometimes they are). Most of the time they are either weak (even for a legitimate reason such as living deprived for most of their lives) or else - yes - damaged to the point of being pure evil.

So many times people can be heard saying, "That Fred Smith is such a nice guy - only he did rob that gas station." People seem to confuse "nice" with "personable". Sure, the world is full of personable criminals; but if they were nice they wouldn't have done what they've done.

I think the cold, hard, fact is that we are what our actions are. If we commit evil then that makes us evil. If we break laws we are lawbreakers but not necessarily evil. I think most of us know the difference between breaking a law and evil. Evil has to do with harming others, and evil can be in varying degrees of severity.

When it comes to the conscience-less sociopaths and psychopaths who commit evil, I compare their brains to, say, a cake someone may bake. One person may add all the right ingredients and get a great cake. Another person may throw in some poison and leave out some sugar, and the cake they get will be an evil and bad-tasting cake. Once the ingredients have gone into either batter, and once the cakes are made, there is no changing what they are. There is such a thing an unfixably evil person who had the wrong ingredients added long before the cake was finished.

Answer 3

I don't think it's a case of being evil in any of these instances.

I think the people that are in jail for rape or murder are people who are really sick and need help. They shouldn't be allowed back into society until they have dealt with their issues.

I actually believe that a rapist is more of a threat then a murderer. If there are reasons behind the murder. There is no excuse for rape but if someone had done something (such as touch or rape a child that I cared about) I wouldn't hesitate to kill them.

Answer 4

My take on this is...if you want to make a difference right off the bat, violent crimes and crimes involving theft of some sort should be the only crimes that are punishable by law...if someone is doing something that isn't harming anyone then whats the argument?...this would free up the courts and the prisons and give taxpayers some well deserved relief...as well as getting the money out of the hands of the politician and into the hands of the people...

Answer 5

Well u see, people have different backgrounds & it depends on them but probably most likely is that someone would kill coz the guys really angry & just takes it out on the person who he thinks is the root of his anger & someone would rape someone 1-demented & would steal coz they really need money or really likes the thing but can't but it

xxx RuThiE xxx

Answer 6

A better question to ask yourself is, was it nature or nurture that brought these people to where they are now?

I'm a firm believer in nurture; the way they were raised. Most of the time you won't find criminals who were beaten by parents too much, they were ignored by parents too much. These people lacked the moral and emotional guidance of a parent; hence, they're really 11 years old emotionally. Scary but true.

Answer 7

Everyone has the potential to become a murderer or a rapist. Those of us that are able to function in normal society put up walls and restraints on our instincts and passions. Sometimes, those walls get knocked down.

Answer 8

The person feels there is a slight or insult that may or may not be there and rather than lose face, kills the other person who made the statement or action

Answer 9

Well, so much for the logic of a 4 year old. Obviously you haven't the intelligence to be able to understand the answer, so I won't try.

Answer 10

Crime is about inability to be responsible for oneself, excerting power and control over others, and not forward thinking enough to consider the consequences, selfishness, and cowardice to face the world responsibly, through all its trials and tribulations with self discipline and resilience. Isn't it?

Answer 11

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