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WHAT MAKES KIDS KILL.

Dr Helen Smith is a Forensic Psycologist who has writting a book called The Scarred Heart.She has evaluated over 5000 mentally distrubed children and is an expert on children who kill.In her book she discusses what she believes is behind the spate of college killings.She states that the once nerds of a school who have been bullied would choose suicide to get attention.This has changed to striking out using guns moves them from being powerless to power from nobodies to media celebrities.
On one of her survey forms (Yes you can evaluate a person without actually metting them, So yes the internet disscussion site are a form of collationSuprise suprise)she recieved a response from an White 18yr old from New York.When asked what he did when he was feeling bad.he said Listen to Metallica because l like the angry lyrics.I enjoy listen and reading to things that talk about the destruction of the standing social order.Sometimes l when l am angry or lonely l look at pornography and fantasize raping the popular girls at school.Other times l think about building boms and light stuff on fire.Later in the survey he said given the current social structures in American schools serious violence and terrorism by students is inevitable.Even if a student is constant degraded dosn`t commit a serious crime at school,the chances of him her becoming a serious offender in the future are increased.I use an example of myself.I am already a member of a right wing extremist group and it is only a matter of time before l will followthe example set by Tim McVeigh.I plan to join the military to gain the skills l need to take out my rage on others.I am probably a potential serial killer.Soon fantasise about rape and murder will nolonger be sufficient.My interest in explosives and guns would be of interset to anybody who now my inner thoughts.Currently l am planning to set an abandoned farm on fire and listen to the fire crews on my scanner.

Smith objects to experts opinions that children become vilant from watch movies or listening to heavy rock.She believes it is an accumalation of many distorted thoughts and streses that finally sends a kid over the edge.In short it is the way he/she procceses what they see,hear and experiance.Kids who use violence to solve a problem have already had a number of violant thoughts.They percieve their envoiroment and there situation in such a way that violance seems there best mode of action.That is children who kill are predisposed to kill.They don`t just snap (Her words not mine majic).They have a restricted view of other people rights and they feel they must bring their situation to some dramatic conclusion.
Violance in children is a complex process that build with time.If a kid gives of signals he is likely to be ignored.It is true that people don`t tend to pay attention as in the case of Andrew Golden from Jonesboro adults who knew him describe him as a nice kid those who played with him realized he could be quite vicious.
School killers stand out from other types of kids who resort to violence they`re not like gang members,young drug dealers,kids from violent homes or fledgling psycopaths.They posses differant motives and differant traits.There are a number of charictaristics that one can spot a potential school killer.Some are obvious such as constantly talking about harming and making direct threats,high self esteem.Surburban kids who kill often are narcissistic and talk about how great they are.They tend to believe other have no rights,They are easilly offended if they believe they are being judged,they may also torture animals or siblings,talk about death and have a fasination of guns beyond what is normal for boys.Another conspicuous trait is the feeling of entitlement.School killers feel entitled to be treated well and they react angrily when rejected.A majority of school killers view school as a jail sentance.They feel the rules are unfair,that there is one rule for the popukar kids and another for the unpopular or rejected.Kids who kill are usually at there wits end,they want to let the world know how angry they are and how unjust it has been for them.If some intervention on there thoughts from an adult or peer may have a an effect on such thoughts and reduce the posibilities of actions on impulses.

These are Mrs Smith words not mine.The reason are extremely complex and much research is required before any understand of the reason behind the motives that cause children to kill.

In 1874 Jesse Pomeroy aged 14 years was arested for the sadistic killing of a 4 yr old boy.He was dubed the Boston Boy Fiend.His rampage started three years before his arrest with the sexual torture of seven boys.He was sentance to reform school.He was released early.He then killed and mutilated a ten yrs old girl.A month later he killed a four yr old boy he nearly decapitated it.

Are children being maniupulated into carring out these crimes well if you believe that you need help medically cause that may well fit a profile on your behaviour.