I have also notice that any other reaction to such crimes is unacceptable as far as most are concerned. I may very well agree that a said crime is a terrible and horrific thing to have happend, but it does not bring about the desire in me to shout insults at the television, or to air my rage on the evening news, or to protest in favour of reinstating the death penalty.

I often wonder if people are so unecessarily vocal in their show of distate, because internally their reaction was far less violent…and this worries them, it’s not socially acceptable to feel anything less than utter disgust…why wouldn’t you feel the need to shout in unison “hang’em” “let’em rot” “monster”…? That’s how you should feel…isn’t it?

Many mask their fascination in protest…in over the fence gossip with the neighbours…in obsessive watching of every news broadcast and newspaper artical; legitimately exploring their own understanding of what has occured…their own personal attraction to the darker side of human nature.

Unfortunatly most people want no more than to see the man suffer – and have you noticed that when it’s a sex crime people get very excited? It’s often struck me that there is something disturbing behind the too loud condemnation we hear….it’s a bit too loud and too agressive to be heathy….

In whole hearted agreement with you.