Crime and the everyday - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T13:50:48Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/crime-and-the-everyday?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A397111&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noRight. Part of the reason I e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-20:537324:Comment:3971112014-09-20T17:34:34.940ZJ. E. Seymourhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JESeymour
<p>Right. Part of the reason I enjoy reading this sort of stuff is the psychology, understanding why they do what they do.</p>
<p>Right. Part of the reason I enjoy reading this sort of stuff is the psychology, understanding why they do what they do.</p> That's a fair and valid point…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-20:537324:Comment:3974112014-09-20T16:50:35.389ZRick Taylorhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RickTaylor
That's a fair and valid point :) and in some respects goes back to my initial enjoyment of this genre, to understand the mindset of these characters
That's a fair and valid point :) and in some respects goes back to my initial enjoyment of this genre, to understand the mindset of these characters There are very few crimes whe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-20:537324:Comment:3974102014-09-20T15:45:15.744ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>There are very few crimes where the perpetrator loses all humanity. But that's a far cry from excusing someone's actions. In the end, I fall back on basic psychology. I want to know what made him or her do it. My judgement is based on that. Most motives aren't admirable, and therefore most villains aren't either.</p>
<p>There are very few crimes where the perpetrator loses all humanity. But that's a far cry from excusing someone's actions. In the end, I fall back on basic psychology. I want to know what made him or her do it. My judgement is based on that. Most motives aren't admirable, and therefore most villains aren't either.</p> And it's also that complicati…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-20:537324:Comment:3974092014-09-20T15:03:45.215ZRick Taylorhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RickTaylor
And it's also that complication that keeps people interested, depending on how the author handles it they can keep a readers opinion ever evolving
And it's also that complication that keeps people interested, depending on how the author handles it they can keep a readers opinion ever evolving But that's complicated. Reall…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-20:537324:Comment:3971102014-09-20T13:05:12.602ZJ. E. Seymourhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JESeymour
<p>But that's complicated. Really complicated. I'm not talking about someone who doesn't understand their crimes, but someone who knows what he or she has done, and knows that it's wrong, but can justify it in his or her mind. There's a bit of difference between acknowledging what they've done and accepting the punishment as fair.</p>
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<p>But that's complicated. Really complicated. I'm not talking about someone who doesn't understand their crimes, but someone who knows what he or she has done, and knows that it's wrong, but can justify it in his or her mind. There's a bit of difference between acknowledging what they've done and accepting the punishment as fair.</p>
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<p><a href="http://jeseymour.com" target="_blank">http://jeseymour.com</a></p> And for me that acceptance is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-18:537324:Comment:3971902014-09-18T21:21:00.876ZRick Taylorhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RickTaylor
And for me that acceptance is where I start to form my opinion of a character, if a character is ignorant of their wrongs then for me they become more the villain but if they acknowledge what they've done then I'm willing to sway more towards that character, they're still wrong but in that they reclaim some humanity
And for me that acceptance is where I start to form my opinion of a character, if a character is ignorant of their wrongs then for me they become more the villain but if they acknowledge what they've done then I'm willing to sway more towards that character, they're still wrong but in that they reclaim some humanity Well, that's what Aristotle p…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-18:537324:Comment:3972932014-09-18T20:51:36.731ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Well, that's what Aristotle pointed out for the "hero". </p>
<p>Well, that's what Aristotle pointed out for the "hero". </p> Well, there you go. I don't l…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-18:537324:Comment:3974012014-09-18T20:50:21.466ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Well, there you go. I don't like any of these authors and don't read them. I have had killers who were forced into their actions by love or circumstances, but they always accepted their punishment as fair.</p>
<p>Well, there you go. I don't like any of these authors and don't read them. I have had killers who were forced into their actions by love or circumstances, but they always accepted their punishment as fair.</p> I'll buy Tony Soprano. In th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-18:537324:Comment:3974002014-09-18T20:46:52.910ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I'll buy Tony Soprano. In that show, it was always clear what acts were evil.</p>
<p>I'll buy Tony Soprano. In that show, it was always clear what acts were evil.</p> It's much like one of the mai…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-09-17:537324:Comment:3970702014-09-17T19:37:10.668ZRick Taylorhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RickTaylor
It's much like one of the main characters in the project I'm working on, he's a note passer between gangs, a product of his environment that wants better for himself but his habitat offers him little chances. A conflicted character makes for compelling entertainment because we can all relate to that, even if on a lesser level
It's much like one of the main characters in the project I'm working on, he's a note passer between gangs, a product of his environment that wants better for himself but his habitat offers him little chances. A conflicted character makes for compelling entertainment because we can all relate to that, even if on a lesser level