>If anyone has read the book "The Gift of Fear: Survival
>Signals that Protect Us from Violence" by Gavin De Becker
>they'll know what I meant by my post. Everything that has
>happened with this guy is in some chapter of the book. It's
>definitely a good read. That being said, a lot of people that
>know this guy's parents have said that they are decent, hard
>working people, and educated (his sister went to Princeton)
>and yet they had to flee their own house. Why? Right.
>Excessive media coverage about their son. Unfortunately, some
>kids turn out to be freaks even when they had seemingly normal
>upbringings.
>
>I'm honestly sick about this guy. People need to recognize
>warning signs and stop ignoring them. He definitely did a lot
>of scary things that were ignored. I think his behavior
>should be studied in detail and compared to other people that
>have committed similar crimes, but I think his name, picture
>(and nationality!) are irrelevant. That's what I meant about
>making someone a rock star. Some people try for years and
>years to be famous by doing the right things and you never
>hear of them and yet someone commits a crime and you hear
>their name everywhere. I watched the Today Show this morning
>and they did a special about all the victims. Those are the
>ones that shouldn't be forgotten. This psycho? I just want
>him to disappear from my TV, my computer, and the newspapers!
Rose, I agree. I have read the book and I agree, it's a great read, a MUST read!
carolyn
>Signals that Protect Us from Violence" by Gavin De Becker
>they'll know what I meant by my post. Everything that has
>happened with this guy is in some chapter of the book. It's
>definitely a good read. That being said, a lot of people that
>know this guy's parents have said that they are decent, hard
>working people, and educated (his sister went to Princeton)
>and yet they had to flee their own house. Why? Right.
>Excessive media coverage about their son. Unfortunately, some
>kids turn out to be freaks even when they had seemingly normal
>upbringings.
>
>I'm honestly sick about this guy. People need to recognize
>warning signs and stop ignoring them. He definitely did a lot
>of scary things that were ignored. I think his behavior
>should be studied in detail and compared to other people that
>have committed similar crimes, but I think his name, picture
>(and nationality!) are irrelevant. That's what I meant about
>making someone a rock star. Some people try for years and
>years to be famous by doing the right things and you never
>hear of them and yet someone commits a crime and you hear
>their name everywhere. I watched the Today Show this morning
>and they did a special about all the victims. Those are the
>ones that shouldn't be forgotten. This psycho? I just want
>him to disappear from my TV, my computer, and the newspapers!
Rose, I agree. I have read the book and I agree, it's a great read, a MUST read!
carolyn