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       %MANIPULATE THEORY VIOLENT CRIME COERCE OBEY+940217
    %LAW ORDER MORAL CODE JUDGEMENT ALIEN EVIL LOVE 940217

     Often   we respond to criminals'  activities in terms
of an informal theory of human relationships which we have
validated in the  light of our prejudices, and about which
we   have   developed   a  consensus   through   collusive
cooperation.

     We   view  criminals  as  personal objects which  can
be  pushed around,   manipulated,   and controlled in much
the   same  way  we   push  impersonal  objects    around,
manipulate  impersonal objects,  and  control   impersonal
objects.   In  the  light of our views and  our  attitudes
towards   criminals   we  often  react  and   engage    in
manipulative  behavior  patterns which  are echoes of  the
criminals'  manipulative behavior patterns which alienated
us from them,  and  them from us.  We  do  not   recognize
criminals'     behaviors  as    rooted    in   alienation,
misunderstanding,     poverty,   ignorance,     impotence,
frustrations and lack of opportunity.   Thus our responses
to criminals' activities do  not deal  with the conditions
which nurture criminals' activities.

     Criminals'     activities   are   rooted   in   human
relationships  of  alienation where conflicts  fester  un-
resolved  and un-transcended;  yet  we do not work much to
help  people develop human skills in conflict resolution.

     Criminals'   activities  are  rooted in dysfunctional
families  where  there  is  passive  and active  abuse  of
impressionable infants,  children and adolescents;  yet we
organize  our  communities in ways  which  guarantee  that
children will be neglected and abused  while their parents
engage in financially profitable ventures.

     Criminals'    activities  are  rooted in   judgmental
alienation;  yet we nurture  religious organizations which
are committed  to the refinement of  rules and regulations
which encourage judgements which are alienative.

     Criminals'   activities are rooted in ignorance;  yet
we maintain attitudes towards human intimacy and sexuality
which   encourage  ignorance  regarding  healthy  intimacy
and healthy sexual relationships.

     Criminals'    activities  are  rooted  in  resentment
towards being manipulated,  coerced and violated;  yet our
response   towards     criminals'      activity      often
involves     the  kinds  of  manipulation,   coercion  and
violation  which  are characteristic of the criminals  who
have  been trained to behave as they do by a dysfunctional
family.

     Criminals'    activities   often  involve patterns of
addiction,   codependence,  and collusive games of  mutual
self  deception;     and  so   also do  our  responses  to
criminals' activities.

     We  need  to  seek to understand each other  and  our
criminals  in  ways  which  will  enlighten  us  and   our
criminals   regarding   the   roots  of   our   criminals'
activities;   and will encourage us  to  deal   with   all
that feeds the roots of our criminals' activities. We need
a  more honest and  enlightened  theory of what encourages
young people to grow up and engage in criminal activities;
so  we can begin to deal with the roots of our  criminals'
activities,   and spend less time  fearing and reacting to
our criminals.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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