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Nov 20, 2009
Writing Feedback / "Categories of Criminals" - Stanford Intellectual Vitality Essay [5]
Would someone please tell me if I'm even on the right track or if my content is too risky? Thanks!
Topic: Stanford students are known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you found intellectually engaging. (1800 characters)
Killer Clown. Jeffrey Dahmer. Cold murderers or men pushed to the brink by society?
John Wayne Gacy Jr., also known as "Killer Clown", murdered at least thirty-three young males, some of whom he sexually assaulted and tortured. Jeffrey Dahmer, a necrophiliac and cannibal, raped and murdered seventeen males. The above facts are frequently emphasized points when these men are discussed and the gruesome details of the crimes are enough to arouse fury and repugnance in anyone. However, it is the lesser-known facts about these serial killers' backgrounds that fascinate me because it offers insight into a criminal's mind and builds the link between all criminals. Gacy had an alcoholic father who frequently abused his children both verbally and physically. Like Gacy, Dahmer also experienced a troubled childhood - he was sexually molested at the tender age of eight. Gacy and Dahmer's sad stories by no means absolve them of their crimes, but they do induce a better understanding of the formation of a criminal. Serial killers are not born cold - their harsh environment moulds them into ruthless killing machines.
Criminals come in two categories: mentally-unstable criminals and society-bred criminals. There is not much we can do about criminals who suffer from insanity but what we do not realize is that many other criminals are assembled by society. Had society been more caring and nurturing, serial killers like Gacy and Dahmer would be non-existent. In order to decrease crime rates, we need to change society and that change begins within ourselves.
Society scorns all criminals and makes the erroneous assumption that they are the root of all evil. The only true culprit is society itself.
Would someone please tell me if I'm even on the right track or if my content is too risky? Thanks!
Topic: Stanford students are known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you found intellectually engaging. (1800 characters)
Killer Clown. Jeffrey Dahmer. Cold murderers or men pushed to the brink by society?
John Wayne Gacy Jr., also known as "Killer Clown", murdered at least thirty-three young males, some of whom he sexually assaulted and tortured. Jeffrey Dahmer, a necrophiliac and cannibal, raped and murdered seventeen males. The above facts are frequently emphasized points when these men are discussed and the gruesome details of the crimes are enough to arouse fury and repugnance in anyone. However, it is the lesser-known facts about these serial killers' backgrounds that fascinate me because it offers insight into a criminal's mind and builds the link between all criminals. Gacy had an alcoholic father who frequently abused his children both verbally and physically. Like Gacy, Dahmer also experienced a troubled childhood - he was sexually molested at the tender age of eight. Gacy and Dahmer's sad stories by no means absolve them of their crimes, but they do induce a better understanding of the formation of a criminal. Serial killers are not born cold - their harsh environment moulds them into ruthless killing machines.
Criminals come in two categories: mentally-unstable criminals and society-bred criminals. There is not much we can do about criminals who suffer from insanity but what we do not realize is that many other criminals are assembled by society. Had society been more caring and nurturing, serial killers like Gacy and Dahmer would be non-existent. In order to decrease crime rates, we need to change society and that change begins within ourselves.
Society scorns all criminals and makes the erroneous assumption that they are the root of all evil. The only true culprit is society itself.