I didnt blog yesterday so I thought I would today, Soooooo last class was a little intense there was a great debate on mental illness and wether or not it is a distinguishable factor in rape/incest/assault etc. My oppinion? Allthough some perpetrators are mentally ill it is a very small population that are and an even smaller population where there actions are caused by the mental illness. And more then that I believe that by saying "Oh well there must be something wrong with them to do that" Then we are validating there actions saying oh well its ok you were sick. What about this as a scenario,

A young girl is molested repeatedly by her friends brother the girl is around 8 and the brother around 14 or so. Would you say he is mentally ill? HE grew up to be perfectly fine with no issues. The young girl on the other hand grew up not trusting people and believing that she wasnt worth a real relationship. She has attachment issues and pushes people away because she feels that they will hurt her. Her self esteem and confidence also suffer from her blaming herself, When she reaced out for help the people around her dismissed it as the boy being curious.

Why are we so eager to make excuses for people? Why are we so eager to convince ourselfs that it is impossible for a human to cause that kind of harm? Are we naieve or is there more?

She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged
As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on
Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined every thing's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years
Creed~Wash away those years