TF on 8/6/2008 at 16:18
Quote Posted by Tumbleweed
I was once resolved of the opinion to ban you on sight should you ever come back into #thief.
I don't think many of the people who remember precisely why still post here.
:U
Tumbleweed on 8/6/2008 at 16:19
I once resolved to ban you too.
TF on 8/6/2008 at 16:29
Quote Posted by Tumbleweed
I once resolved to ban you too.
that's ma' boy..
fett on 12/6/2008 at 04:20
Wow Tumbleweed. You must be like, really POWERFUL and stuff. I'll be sure to mind my P's and Q's around you lest I be OMGS BANED from the CHAT ROOM! :( :eek:
Moonsilk on 16/6/2008 at 20:46
To Koyla:Quote Posted by Kolya
Moonsilk, what makes someone, who obviously indulges in childish innocence as much as you do, want to pick the brains of the criminally insane? I could check your earlier posts for angels, huggies and heaven references, but instead I'll just ask: Have you always been silly like that, or did it come when you had to deal with too much crazy shit?
In answer to the last question, I have always been "silly like that."
As far as someone who obviously indulges in childish innocence as much as I do wanting to pick the brains of the criminally insane - the answer is a bit more complex. It would require a personal insight that can be difficult to relate.
There is a simple answer, though. I find such work fascinating. I find it intellectually stimulating, and highly provocative. Clearly, not provocative in the sense that most people use to define the word, but provocative in the manner that I find it exciting.
Beyond that simplicity, though, I also want to help. I want to help put pedophiles and rapists and "homicidal maniacs" behind bars with the hope of granting reprieves to "could-be" victims (permanent reprieves if possible).
To further extrapolate without going into too much personal detail, having been a victim myself, I have seen "evil" up-close and personal. I have looked it in the eye, taken it down, and put it away. I have also seen it again "upon its release" - and stared it down a few more times. I have faced "evil" on both the physical and mental level, and I have survived it.
The strength I have gained from my experience(s) allows me a certain degree of stamina in regard to what I "study." It is my hope that this strength and stamina will ultimately work in my favor, and allow me a certain level of success in my field for the sake of victims who are, or were, unable to face the "evil" they encountered.
I hope that answer satisfies you for the moment, because, for the moment, that's all you're going to get.
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EDIT: I always thought a profiler has to be able to think like a criminal. Can you be a mean bitch as well as that sugar coated you? Show it sometime.
Thinking like a criminal and acting like a criminal are two different animals. As well, you don't have to be a "mean bitch" to get the job done, or to do the job well. As a matter of fact, I would probably be less adept at the job if I were a "mean bitch" - since hard-balling a "lifer," or a "headcase," is a tactic that's, more often than not, bound to fail.
To Tumbleweed:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tumbleweed I was once resolved of the opinion to ban you on sight should you ever come back into #thief.
I don't think many of the people who remember precisely why still post here.
Is the above directed at me?
Take care all! :angel:
Queue on 16/6/2008 at 22:55
Oh don't mind me, fett.
Trouble maker! :p
Kolya on 16/6/2008 at 23:02
Having been a victim yourself, did you ever think that you may not be the perfect candidate for a job like this?
A judge would be called prejudiced in this case. It's not an insult, just a matter of fact.
Queue on 16/6/2008 at 23:24
Koyla--I think it's impossible not to find bias in that circumstance. It'd be like giving the switch over to the family of a crime victim--they'd quickly find a valid reason to fry the SOB that did the dirty deed.
But there's nothing wrong with a healthy dose of exploring the inner workings of some lunatic. As long as one is not in it for personal gratification. It's like psychology: a given is that most people don't actually enter the field to help others. Instead, they're, more or less, in it to fix themselves, thus becoming a disservice to their profession and their peers.
A curiosity, or fascination, can quickly turn into fixation and obsession. That's why I've always been of the "Get Over It" mentality. Bad things happen, period. It's not God against you, or Satan tempting you. Quit trying to find a reason, or an inner-peace (or worse yet an understanding) as those things do not exist; except in fantasy-land where the magic pixies sprinkle all the bad things away with their happy dust. Crap happens! And, without that crap happening there wouldn't be a little thing that we like to call life.
Moonsilk on 17/6/2008 at 00:51
Quote Posted by Kolya
Having been a victim yourself, did you ever think that you may not be the perfect candidate for a job like this?
A judge would be called prejudiced in this case. It's not an insult, just a matter of fact.
Actually, it's a matter of opinion. Criminal psychology and profiling are not what convicts people of crimes - they are just tools. Judges, juries, and prosecutors convict people of crimes. However, were I ever called to be an expert witness in a case where I felt my experience(s) would get in the way of a fair assesment of the situation, I would recuse myself, in a manner of speaking.
I am not a vindictive person, and do not try to nail every Tom, Dick, and Harry accused of specific crimes because of my experience(s). In my eyes, justice must play out in as fair a manner as possible. Therefore, also in my eyes, the evidence has to be compelling and hold up beneath intense scrutiny in order to convict someone of a crime. My job, is not to prove the innocence or guilt of a person; rather, my job is to compile profiles based on behavioral patterns in relation to the information at hand. In layman's terms, I help form a psychological picture in regard to a person - nothing more and nothing less.
I believe I can do my job without prejudice, and people in the field who know me agree. However, you are allowed to take any position and opinion on the matter that you want - as it is your right.
Take care! :angel:
Moonsilk on 17/6/2008 at 01:08
Quote Posted by Queue
That's why I've always been of the "Get Over It" mentality. Bad things happen, period. It's not God against you, or Satan tempting you.
(SNIP)
Crap happens! And, without that crap happening there wouldn't be a little thing that we like to call
life.
Indeed and agreed! Bad happens everywhere - and, I plan on making a study of it. :cheeky: There's nothing wrong with that.
I suppose I should put my hip-waders on now, though...as it never hurts to be prepared for flying crap... ;)
Take care! :angel:
