snapdragon
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I agree, but his parents were 1)Not running around in denial.
2)His father openly admitted he KNEW his son had very serious issues since he was a young boy; his parent(s) simply did not have the knowledge on how to help him. I guess this is as good of place as any to again state, science has advanced with medical help for those who are mentally ill. Are we STILL a society which frowns upon this and people simply want to bury their heads in the sand and hope it goes away or resolves itself on it's own? Is it STILL that shameful? So sad that shame supercedes the love one would have for their own family and do whatever we could to help them. Help for the mentally ill and unstable has really come a long way in the past 30-40 or so years. Now societies thoughts on it needs to catch up as well.
jmo
Good post. Yes, science has come a long way, but not far enough.. I am a scientist myself. I can tell you that there exists no cure for personality disorder or psychosis. Yes, there are treatments. A bit better than 30yrs ago, but not much. Most of the meds have marked side effects that cause the users to stop taking the meds. Even when meds are taken properly, they can and do fail as well as cause possible worsening of symptoms. and even if a pill DID work absolutely, how could we propose to follow someone around for the next 30yrs. to make sure they were taking their meds so they didn't rape and murder children?
I think we still don't know enough about the human brain. And we have no drug or treatment to cure the compulsion sexual offenders feel. We have some treatments, like castration, that initially showed promise. Yet I have read of studies that this even doesn't always work...
Good points about Dahmer's parents, thanks!