tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372876601826078687.post8403593057805177990..comments2024-03-05T05:53:36.239-07:00Comments on The Masculine Heart: Henry Rollins on the Steubenville Rape Casewilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372876601826078687.post-11849443772074093322013-03-18T17:52:49.604-07:002013-03-18T17:52:49.604-07:00In a couple books about what "evil" is t...In a couple books about what "evil" is that I've read -- Lars Svenson's "The Philosophy of Evil" and Rush Dozier's "Why We Hate" -- the conclusions are similar. Evil-seeming acts boil down to thoughtlessness.<br /><br />"Thoughtlessness" sounds far too simple and bland to summarize evil, but that is the finding of research. People don't think, they run with what's on their mind and are not doubting themselves or questioning their actions. They are JUST, MERELY acting, allowing themselves to follow through on the course they are on.<br /><br />Worse in this Stuebenville case, we have boys in bulked-up men's bodies in a culture of proving themselves. Teenagers notoriously drive too fast and consider what they do too little.<br /><br />I cannot know, but the outcome of the trial sounds appropriate to me. The guys' lives will not be ruined. I think Mr. Rollins has gotten carried away here. The guys will have plenty to do and learn during their period of juvenile incarceration and will have opportunities to question themselves and the path they've been on. Maybe they'll read Wilber or become Buddhists. They will emerge at age 21 with a new start and, perhaps, will be more mature than they otherwise would have been.<br /><br />As for the young woman, I hope she receives the counselling and support she needs to take to heart that she has no blame or shame. I hope she gets her mojo back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.com