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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He's an adult FFS and he is responsible for his actions... I may be sorry that a smartish guy like him got deluded like this (as it appears) but that will not equate to sympathy for him.

He is not a victim, he's a murderer.[/quote]

Exactly. I appreciate the kindness that's behind the concerns voiced by OP and others, but you're mistakenly applying "normal people" logic to this situation. As someone who has very troubled family members with personality disorders, I can tell you that you're off base in trying to identify a rational reason for this man's actions. He doesn't have the same world view or motivations you have. What's logical and rational to him is probably not something kind and empathetic people can ever really grasp.[/quote]

But usually there is a reason why people act in a way that is illogical or irrational to our world view and motivation. In the case of your family that is because they have personality disorders. For other people it is political or religious radicalism. There are usually indicators that someone has a world view that is out of synch with everyone around them. That is how people get diagnosed. They don't think the same so they don't talk or act the same as you or I because they are driven by different motivators. however there is no indication here that he showed any signs of having a personality disorder or a reasonable explanation for why his thinking might be distorted to the point that this act was logical or rational to him. [/quote]

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