tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post4483524016175073391..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: "Son of Sam: I've found my life's calling"John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-23814555414584909842016-07-06T18:19:18.035-04:002016-07-06T18:19:18.035-04:00Ewise29 --
Great observation.Ewise29 --<br />Great observation.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-73398375789645927242016-07-06T18:06:51.906-04:002016-07-06T18:06:51.906-04:00Notice how he says he had worked "just like a...Notice how he says he had worked "just like a caregiver" rather than saying I have worked as a caregiver to others. It's a subtle distinction, but in that statement, he has revealed that it is all an act. Ewise29https://www.blogger.com/profile/10010138614957771589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-78855411052895469602016-06-24T17:18:48.196-04:002016-06-24T17:18:48.196-04:00Runner Katy --
We're all naive until we get to...Runner Katy --<br />We're all naive until we get to really know our first sociopath, and a lot of people haven't gotten to know one yet. And if you don't know what they're all about, it's an awful lot easier to fall for their act. And they do tend to be good actors. <br /><br />As far as the hybristophiliacs who marry known serial killers, that's a whole different thing. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-32412977120578796362016-06-24T14:11:00.918-04:002016-06-24T14:11:00.918-04:00I guess this is how we can deduct that a sociopath...I guess this is how we can deduct that a sociopath killer can con random visitors into thinking they are "normal" and convince them to date or even marry them. Don't you wonder how and why a nonviolent, average citizen would befriend or even marry these guys? I sure do! Maybe they are less lucky than we are and have lived life even longer without encountering a sociopath?Runner Katynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-38102228456473833252016-06-24T04:24:38.646-04:002016-06-24T04:24:38.646-04:00Fake Baba --
You're right, he does look more n...Fake Baba --<br />You're right, he does look more normal somehow as an older man. I'm always struck by how weirdly swollen his face looks when he was younger. He almost LOOKS as if there's something wrong with him in those old (young) photos, whereas in the more recent photos he just looks like a regular guy.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17938685793362601022016-06-24T04:17:37.974-04:002016-06-24T04:17:37.974-04:00this is probably a pointless comment...but...Berko...this is probably a pointless comment...but...Berkowitz looks a lot better in the new photograph...I know prison is a health club, and, maybe he was drinking heavily in the "before" photo (and killing people is stressful I EXPECT)...but the old photo he looks like trouble, the new photo he could pass...again, this is not to say he deserves parole, but just, would you let you daughter go out with him (based on photo alone) heehee<br /><br />- Fake BabaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-16865636365673469862016-06-23T15:42:54.189-04:002016-06-23T15:42:54.189-04:00Susan --
Everyone gets parole hearings, but those ...Susan --<br />Everyone gets parole hearings, but those boards aren't about to let Berkowitz out any more than they are Charlie Manson, who also gets hearings every two years. (Charlie has actually said he'll kill again if they free him, which isn't exactly the best tactic if you want your freedom.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-7273968881410563332016-06-23T13:41:04.375-04:002016-06-23T13:41:04.375-04:00You'd think that a serial killer wouldn't ...You'd think that a serial killer wouldn't appear before a parole board, especially because the criminal is a psychopath. Good grief.<br /><br />- SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-85701434757968268812016-06-23T09:55:39.854-04:002016-06-23T09:55:39.854-04:00Rona --
Yes, good point, he's trying to appear...Rona --<br />Yes, good point, he's trying to appear normal. That's what a lot of the "with kindness and compassion" is about. He wants to appear normal, so by claiming the normal traits, he thinks he's fooling people into thinking he has them. <br /><br />And yeah, it is pathetic that people fall of this kind of act. With Berkowitz, everyone knows he's a monster, so nobody, or at least none of the people on the parole board (who are wise to sociopathic tricks) will fall for him. But if he weren't actually the Son of Sam, in other circumstances, say if he were just a run of the mill con man or huckster of some sort, people would fall for his act. Look at how many people fell for Bill Clinton's act. ("I feel your pain.")<br /><br />Then again, until you've really been exposed to a sociopath up close and personal, it's hard to fathom how utterly without humanity they are. I made it through age 25 without having a clue as to what they are. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49765916809583020372016-06-23T08:35:43.648-04:002016-06-23T08:35:43.648-04:00Note the way he distances himself from his killing...<i><b>Note the way he distances himself from his killings by referring to them with the impersonal "it." </b></i><br /><br />Yes, that really jumps out. It was a tragedy. No personal responsibility for what he's done.<br /><br /><i>“I feel that the crimes were so serious and the damage so severe, and so many people I’m sure are still hurting and grieving, that, realistically, something like parole, in my situation, would be very unusual,” he said.</i><br /><br />He's just trying to appear as normal as possible here. If he even hinted that he expects to be paroled for his "good works" that would be insane. So he totally understands the parole board, that even though he's sorry, and no longer "in that situation" they can't be expected to release him...but...maybe?<br /><br /><i><b>Only a narcissistic personality sees himself as an inspiration to others. And only a shameless personality actually talks about it.</b></i><br /><br />So true. And they go overboard and it all sounds so fake. It's amazing how many people fall for it.Ronanoreply@blogger.com