How Many Crime Fiction Writers Have Actually Committed a Crime? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:57:03Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/how-many-crime-fiction-writers?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A206757&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI once asked a very sweet lit…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-08-13:537324:Comment:2100132009-08-13T01:13:50.453ZS. K. Bookehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SKBooke
I once asked a very sweet little old lady, whom I'd known all my life, if she had ever thought of divorce. This 75-year-old sweetheart who had been married for 57 years looked me right in the eye and said, "Divorce, no, never -- murder, many many times."<br />
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I think most people have committed crimes in their imaginations, although many would never admit it.
I once asked a very sweet little old lady, whom I'd known all my life, if she had ever thought of divorce. This 75-year-old sweetheart who had been married for 57 years looked me right in the eye and said, "Divorce, no, never -- murder, many many times."<br />
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I think most people have committed crimes in their imaginations, although many would never admit it. Very, very true!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-25:537324:Comment:2082322009-07-25T13:15:24.835ZFlic Manninghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FlicManning
Very, very true!
Very, very true! John M. wrote: Oh, don't worr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081622009-07-24T20:26:05.186ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
John M. wrote: Oh, don't worry about it, I'm Canadian, we feel picked on all the time ;)<br />
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I think we kinda like it! ha ha
John M. wrote: Oh, don't worry about it, I'm Canadian, we feel picked on all the time ;)<br />
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I think we kinda like it! ha ha Here in Canada we had a pair…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081582009-07-24T20:12:48.464ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Here in Canada we had a pair of particularly vile criminals awhile back -- so vile that you will seldom if ever find any Canadian who will write their names. Their names make me feel -- ew, icky -- so I won't say them, but all Canadians and many Americans will know the initials KH and PB.<br />
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Well, when KH cut her Sweetheart deal, you should have heard the public outcry!!! It was galling -- flew in the face of any public human decency. I'm not one to "gather the townsfolk and grab the torches",…
Here in Canada we had a pair of particularly vile criminals awhile back -- so vile that you will seldom if ever find any Canadian who will write their names. Their names make me feel -- ew, icky -- so I won't say them, but all Canadians and many Americans will know the initials KH and PB.<br />
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Well, when KH cut her Sweetheart deal, you should have heard the public outcry!!! It was galling -- flew in the face of any public human decency. I'm not one to "gather the townsfolk and grab the torches", but even I was sickened at the short amount of time (12 years) that KH spent in prison.<br />
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On the other hand, if she was able to save even one child by cutting a deal and effectively putting PB away for his entire natural life (think Charles Manson, only more vile) then it was worth it.<br />
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We can never know all of the ins and outs that go on behind the scenes. I remember being a young woman and riding the bus in Scarborough just weeks before the "scarborough rapist" killed a cheerleader in a residential neighbourhood in someone's backyard. It was late at night, and a young blond man on the bus was staring at me -- he and I were alone on the bus. I was very uncomfortable -- those were disco days and I was dressed -- well -- like the young disco queen I was. Thank God the busdriver saw my discomfort. He stopped the bus and walked to the back where I was sitting. He whispered to me to stay on the bus, not to get off.<br />
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When we reached the end of the line, my creepy fellow passenger had still not gotten off. The bus driver put the boot to him, made him get off. Then he turned around and drove me safely home.<br />
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2 weeks later the cheerleader was killed not more than a few streets from where I was going. Some reports say the "scarborough rapist" may have actually been PB when he was working alone. No one knows for sure.<br />
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But I remain grateful to that busdriver to this day... Yes, Flic, I think even when…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081482009-07-24T19:36:06.813ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Yes, Flic, I think even when you don't draw on exact details, there is an air of truth that comes through when you REALLY understand how a certain character would feel...
Yes, Flic, I think even when you don't draw on exact details, there is an air of truth that comes through when you REALLY understand how a certain character would feel... Yes, John, I agree -- writers…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081462009-07-24T19:29:22.906ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Yes, John, I agree -- writers and artists in general have always led the way for open and positive discussion of these kinds of issues. And the artistic take on these things is fascinating especially in how it is often indicative of where society is headed.
Yes, John, I agree -- writers and artists in general have always led the way for open and positive discussion of these kinds of issues. And the artistic take on these things is fascinating especially in how it is often indicative of where society is headed. I think there was a viciuos g…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081452009-07-24T19:26:34.474ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
I think there was a viciuos girl in FLA too, if I'm not mistaken! ha ha
I think there was a viciuos girl in FLA too, if I'm not mistaken! ha ha I have not committed a crime…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081312009-07-24T13:37:21.221ZFlic Manninghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FlicManning
I have not committed a crime but I have been on the end of one as a "victim" (though I do not like that term) and i have been in court, been cross-examined, been in hospital and the whole she-bang. While I have never used the exact story of what happened I have drawn on it emotionally as I feel my readers can relate to aspects of that.
I have not committed a crime but I have been on the end of one as a "victim" (though I do not like that term) and i have been in court, been cross-examined, been in hospital and the whole she-bang. While I have never used the exact story of what happened I have drawn on it emotionally as I feel my readers can relate to aspects of that. Do I dare say I'm Canadian? T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-24:537324:Comment:2081252009-07-24T11:25:32.514ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Do I dare say I'm Canadian? The facts are the facts, and the fact is that in countries that outlaw carrying firearms, the rate of violent crime, especially resulting in death, is much much lower. Of course there is still crime, and still violent crime, but the mindset even among criminals is to value life to a greater degree. Also, the immediacy of holding a gun is removed, which causes most violent actors to pause till the head is clearer.
Do I dare say I'm Canadian? The facts are the facts, and the fact is that in countries that outlaw carrying firearms, the rate of violent crime, especially resulting in death, is much much lower. Of course there is still crime, and still violent crime, but the mindset even among criminals is to value life to a greater degree. Also, the immediacy of holding a gun is removed, which causes most violent actors to pause till the head is clearer. This is just the best questio…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-23:537324:Comment:2080952009-07-23T22:29:47.449ZDonna Carrickhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
This is just the best question ever! And the responses -- so funny! But seriously, though I've never committed a crime, I've lived enough of my life on the checkered side of the street to know a thing or two about criminals. I'm not saying I once married one, or that he tried several times to off me, or that he almost succeeded twice, because that might open me up to having to explain, which I will not do. But I'm familiar with the phrase "nasty bastard"! That's all I'll say on that one!
This is just the best question ever! And the responses -- so funny! But seriously, though I've never committed a crime, I've lived enough of my life on the checkered side of the street to know a thing or two about criminals. I'm not saying I once married one, or that he tried several times to off me, or that he almost succeeded twice, because that might open me up to having to explain, which I will not do. But I'm familiar with the phrase "nasty bastard"! That's all I'll say on that one!