Thursday, May 29, 2014

Stranger: Blaming The Weapon Makes Grief Easier To Bear

A worthwhile observation:

A Kentucky lady dropped a long contact comment essentially asking why so many parents blame the weapon instead of their child.

I have had several long discussions with professionals and the answer I get is that externalization; transferring blame from the perpetrator to the the instrument; make grief easier to bear. It is much easier to rave and rage and make someone else the “real cause” instead of looking the world in the face and blaming your child.

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1 comment:

Wireless.Phil said...

Not to make light of this. 

Guess we should now ban stones, bricks, rocks, concrete chunks, etc.

25 years old.

Farzana Parveen, who was three months pregnant, was killed by her family on Tuesday for marrying a man she loved.

Wrong man says family. 

Pakistan stoning victim's husband condemns police
BBC News ‎- 22 minutes ago
The husband of a Pakistani woman stoned to death in broad daylight outside a Lahore court says police stood by and did nothing to stop the ...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27614359