Post by jeffstrickley on Nov 2, 2014 18:33:23 GMT
1.) I believe there is a fascination with "True Crime" in America because we don't actually know what the life of a criminal is like, or what it actually physically and mentally feels like to commit a crime, no matter what degree. So I believe most Americans treat it like something from another world, that has nothing to do with their lives and criminals belong on a whole 'nother planet. A lot of people refuse to accept that no matter how "evil" or bad someone is, they are still human just like them, had a childhood with parents like them, and sleep in a bed and eat like them. "In Cold Blood" shows this when people are murdered and the citizens visit the cluttered homes to see what happened. It causes an uproar in the community because the media puts it in their faces.
2.) I don't agree with Perry's statement because this is just a view of "fate" or "pre-determined destiny" and it's simply not true. Humans live their lives making choice after choice, some without appeal. To say that something happened because of pre-determined ideals is just an excuse and way out of actually blaming somebody. Everything in this world does happen for a reason, but not in a general way. In a sense where people are doing things for their own reasons however makes more sense. Say you know somebodie's going to be murdered tonight at 7pm at a park near you. You could literally call the cops or go their yourself and stop it from happening.