apparently nobody noticed before this disaster that the crime rate was always extremely high in New Orleans. |
Bigotry and hatred and prejudice rise and fall depending on certain situations. |
He knew perfectly well that at some level there would be a lot of support for him, even if he went to prison or took his own life. |
I think that homeless people are vulnerable. |
I would say he's euphoric at this point. If we don't stop him, he will kill again. |
I've studied family massacres for more than 20 years. First of all, it's almost always the husband or father, (and) in almost every case he has suffered some kind of catastrophic loss. |
In some cases, this may actually make the difference. It has an impact on those people who aren't rigidly in favor of the death penalty, but who could still change their minds. |
Maybe he had a friend who was abused by an offender or a sibling or someone in his past who was very close. It doesn't have to be him. It could be an intimate in his life. |
Most serial killers kill at home as a hobby on a part-time basis. But (I think) this guy has made it into a career. He roams the country and he could be in my state next, in your state next, and that's very terrifying, |
Muslims were seen as a threat to religious values and survival. The difference between the Muslim-world and America is viewed as a clash of cultures by many. What's missing is empathy. Many human beings have plenty of compassion for the plight of their own people. It's the 'I've suffered more than you syndrome.' It's that kind of thinking that divides people. |
Sex offenders don't wear a mark on their forehead |
Sure, why not? You'll have to change the culture. But we've learned a lot about how to do that. |
The most important thing we've learned since the mid-'90s is that there's plenty we can do to clean up bad neighborhoods. |
The truth is, ... the only way to protect children from these sex offenders is to incarcerate them for the rest of their lives. |
These are people who are alienated and don't really identify with their fellow residents in any positive way. They feel the tragedy is an opportunity for them. |