I have just read on the news a couple of disturbing facts: one regards a teenager who strangled, stabbed and sliced a little neighbor for the thrill of it, to experience how it felt to kill someone. The other fact regards the rape accusation against a well-known person: the charges were dropped because "the allegations did not meet the standard of criminal prosecution" which, in my opinion, means that his smart lawyers found a cavil that allowed an easy way out. Once again, I am sitting here, wondering about what's going on, how things have reached this point. I know that anything is never new under the sun, and this kind of things have always happened and probably - and unfortunately - will continue to happen. Yet I can't prevent myself from sadly making the observation that mankind hasn't really progressed too much since ancient times. There is still distorted thinking, perverted curiosity, there is still the capability to deceive, to alter reality with a dishonest purpose, usually for greed. Well, it's not a pretty picture, the one we are shown on a daily basis. It seems that the worst sides of the human nature are almost glorified, by bringing them to everybody's attention day after day, after day...No wonder that some are encouraged to try those behaviors themselves! It seems so easy!
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