DehumanizationFollow

I used to hit my boyfriend a lot and I tried to run over him once. It was kind of standard behavior in my circle, and I kind of thought most teen relationships were that way.

What word did varus use? I'm guessing it's the one that starts with N, but you never know.

What is the list of 'never use' words, anyways?

Yeah, teen relationships are pretty ****** up.

Only a GINGER can call another GINGER, GINGER.

That one and another that starts with an s. It was a lovely post.

Coming back to the thread, The only time I seriously injured someone was in fact around the same time (15).

It was definitely the combination of being young and angry and the situation. Now I'd call a policeman I know ,explain exactly what happened, and take pleasure in watching the guy rot for many years. Back then though, wooden bat to the car, and then to his chest when he came outside to confront.

Maturity kicks *****

I dunno, really. It's a hard question. My gut says no--I've kinda always assumed that if I was drafted into a war, I'd be nothing but cannon fodder or support, because I can't see me ever being useful with a weapon.

I don't think I'd take well to dehumanization efforts, either. I feel bad killing bugs (even though I totally think they deserve to die).

Backstory to my little episodes with my ex:

The drama in that relationship was pretty insane. I won't get into details, but the relationship was very volatile. Many things happened during those 2 separate incidents that culminated in into me hitting him with the car and stabbing him with a fork. I will admit to a bit of hyperbole was involved in my post, but a car and a fork were involved. My actions came out of the height of passions and emotions during the situations.

Immediately after both times, did I feel regret? Yup. I freaked out in the only way that a crying hysterical 16 year old girl can do. What did my ex do? Hug me and we made up and we happily rolled along again.

I will say that he and I are still friends, we are on very good terms, and we tease the hell out of each other on what he and I have done to one another during those years. "Remember when you hit me with the car?" "Yeah, well, remember when you left me in the middle of the canyon with just my shoes?" Was our relationship abusive? Oh yeah it was. But we (for lack of a better word) thrived on that and the drama it created. I can say that our relationship left a mark on both of us, in that we realized what was right and wrong in a normal, healthy relationship.

ETA: Back to the original idea for this thread, I'll say that it would have been more worrisome if I didn't have some kind of emotional reaction to what I did. Lack of self-control was more a factor than behavior devoid of humane feelings.

Edited, Dec 21st 2011 9:18am by Thumbelyna

The experiments are harrowing. That's kind of the point, thats the way to teach that type of thing.

If the test subjects were not told after the fact that it wasn't real, that I'd see as a breach of ethics. I could see the role for some post procedural cooldown being offered for subjects who wanted it.

I think the trauma would take place in reconciling their psyche after it's conclusion, without a proper cooldown. I'd be somewhat interested in running experiments to see where the damage is caused.

I'd be somewhat interested in seeing how people behave when told they have to experiment on others in order to see what kind of conduct damages the subject of an experiment, and that this is necessary for scienctific understandng.

Yes, I could, came very close once, but in the end I held my temper and told the young man "god loves you, go in peace".

Wouldn't bother with any posters on this site, something about worth of effort.


My nephew is a police officer. He had to use a taser on someone violent and uncontrollable. The person went into cardiac failure. I've talked to him about it and he says he is bothered but the other persons actions were more responsible for the death. (It was a situation that was close to "suicide by cop".)