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Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
reply to post by newcovenant
Lizzie Borden didn't have television or Resident Evil or Harry Potter or whatever people want to blame. Neither did Ed Gein. Or Nathan Bedford Forrest. Or numerous others. Do you think Pol Pot was watching the Saw series? of course not. Vlad Tepes? Probably not.
TV's contribution to this mess is simply bringing the horror stories to you more quickly and with greater sensationalism.
The Florida teen accused of utally beating his parents to death with a hammer before throwing a house party confessed the grisly secret to his best friend, insisting he was possessed by the devil and had taken three ecstasy pills before the murders. Read more: www.nydailynews.com...
Originally posted by Komod0Dragon
reply to post by newcovenant
Curiously, drawing conclusions eliminates any possibility to attempt to understand the content and the emotional build-up prior to the crime being thought of and committed.
Dissecting this in a psychoanalytical aspect is the most appropriate way to approach an unknown situation such as this. While there will be those whom draw conclusions there will also be those wanting to delve deeper into the mind of the individual before any conclusion is theorized.
Unfortunately it would be extremely difficult to interview this young man and find traits of what occurred prior to the hammer being his weapon of choice, even if it was impulsive it had an emotional connection before the act was carried out.
It would be interesting to interview this young man to create a possible theory and to further understand his actions as which led him to this conclusion.
Originally posted by newcovenant
Probably worthwhile or you could chalk it up to the 3 hits of ecstasy.
My money's there.
Originally posted by Shamatt
Originally posted by newcovenant
Probably worthwhile or you could chalk it up to the 3 hits of ecstasy.
My money's there.
You could, but that would be an error - you would lose your money.
I know for fact that millions of people take E on a weekend and do nothing worse than dance and hug people. I know I have done what you call "3 hits" (Just shows how little you know about the subject, but nice try) of an evening (or more) and never murdered anyone. In fact I would go so far as to suggest that with millions of doses of E having been taken in the last 20 years, and with this being the first murder I have read about with E as part of the story, that there is in fact no causal link between the two.
Try not to be part of the dissinformation machine which reinforces lies about this drug.
Analysis shows that many pills that are sold as XTC pills are really not XTC at all.
They don't contain MDMA, but for instance speed, MDEA or other substances with even bigger risks.
And also the dose is often very different. MDEA has a more boosting effect than a hallucinogenic effect, and has a shorter duration: 3-5 hours and therefore looks more like speed.
A user looking for a hallucinogenic effect is tempted more easily to take a second or even a third MDEA pill, and thus is taking a great risk.
A person who uses XTC or any other stimulant experiences no fatigue, and can dance for hours.
When it is hot and humid and the user doesn't drink enough water or soft drinks, the body can get overheated and dehydrate, resulting in failure of certain muscles and organs such as kidneys.
Overheating is extremely dangerous and difficult to treat; a risk that can be reduced by enough ventilation and cooling in clubs and discos.
XTC users turn out to be more sensitive to flu, cold and laryngitis; female users are more susceptible to bladder infection or infections of the urinary tract.
Long-term use can cause depression, fear, panic reactions, sleeping problems and impotence.
People with asthma, a weak heart, high blood pressure, diabetes or epilepsy should definitely not use XTC.
It can intensify depression, panic attacks and psychosis. XTC combined with other substances like alcohol and medicines is very risky.
It makes the user overconfident and it can affect the ability of co-ordination.
Therefore, it can be very dangerous in traffic.
Last, but not least, XTC is a fairly new product and the long-term risks are not yet known.