Comments by Maggie Condas Most recent public comments by Maggie Condas https://nowcomment.com/users/43064 !! https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325901 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325901 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:45:33 -0400 There is a level of selfish personal gain for those who report on these stories https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325895 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325895 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:31:16 -0400 The media and authors knows what entices an audience and paints stories in a specific light even if it might be an inaccurate telling of the story in order to increase the amount in which audiences indulge in it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325894 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325894 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:29:13 -0400 Nicknaming killers can also be dangerous because it can lead to fictionalizing killers or making light of their actions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325892 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325892 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:21:35 -0400 While it is important to notify the people of what is happening, it is also important to be respectful of the victims' families and not over shine their deaths with information about the killer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325891 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325891 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:13:47 -0400 The media requires that a certain amount of information be released without getting frustrated.(creates a hard line to balance between releasing too much information and not releasing enough information) https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325889 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325889 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:10:33 -0400 We want the media to make them into monsters, but we also want to hear what the person did https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325887 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325887 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:02:10 -0400 The getting the focus off the victims is something that we do as a society https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325885 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1325885 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:00:41 -0400 It is the audiences that make these people, not their victims, famous. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323466 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323466 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:09:26 -0400 The aggressive amount of media coverage means that the majority of the nation knows about the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323465 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323465 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:08:38 -0400 Revealing this much of his story allows for people to begin to be sympathetic with them which can be dangerous https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323456 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323456 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:59:26 -0400 We tend to know more about the killer than the victims which leads to more media coverage of the killer https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323436 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323436 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:53:33 -0400 The fictionalization of serial killers by TV and movies leads to the glorification of them by society. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323434 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323434 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:51:56 -0400 People don't like when famous people who they like do things as awful as this. They want to remember the good things and not focus on the murdering. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323417 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323417 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:48:12 -0400 This comes from the insane amount of attention they receive from the media and others https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323414 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323414 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:46:09 -0400 We tend to focus on highlighting the killer instead of the victims https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323407 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136764?scroll_to=1323407 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:43:55 -0400 Enticing and entertaining audiences by talking about such terrible people in such a light makes it seem as though they are there to entertain people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320347 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320347 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:10:43 -0400 using fictional terms to describe real things negates the seriousness of these actions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320346 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320346 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:09:19 -0400 comparing a real human to a fictional character, people are making a joke out of/ turning into for the sake of entertainment this tragedy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320345 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320345 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:08:27 -0400 By having magazines cover it, it turns this awful news into something to be enjoyed or entertained by. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320344 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320344 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:06:36 -0400 The public likes to be informed on them, so the media reports on them https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320328 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320328 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:04:00 -0400 This media exposure can be dangerous because it gives attentions to murders and not the victims https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320326 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136691?scroll_to=1320326 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:03:12 -0400 Hanging around people who are criminals makes us more likely to be a criminal. etc. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318915 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318915 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:00:31 -0400 there are actually physical signs that can be used to identify potential criminals. That DOES NOT mean that everyone with these is a criminal, therefore this is just a pattern https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318899 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318899 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:59:34 -0400 Here is the anatomical proof that serial killers are different from us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318895 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318895 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:57:40 -0400 Will this be eliminated eventually through evolution? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318894 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318894 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:56:00 -0400 They don't want money or any of the belongings, they simply want to show that they have power over someone. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318892 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318892 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:55:08 -0400 It is dangerous to say that serial killers are just like, only they have a mental disorder like depression. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318890 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1318890 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:54:18 -0400 Pleasure is a concept that most of us easily understand, but our brains have a hard time understanding when that pleasure comes from something as awful as murdering. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1316259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136374?scroll_to=1316259 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:15:28 -0400 We might all experiance the "what if" in our lives. The difference is that serial killers take the what if and make it a reality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308512 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:33:49 -0400 The thing that makes them a serial killer is the urge, and ultimately the action, of continuing to kill people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308509 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:31:26 -0400 We all have a dark side, we don't all act one it. This might be why the innate fascination exists. We have the dark side in us, but someone else acting on theirs shocks us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308507 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:30:41 -0400 The empathy that serial killers experience is the thing that they are lacking that makes them commit these actions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308505 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308505 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:29:09 -0400 They tend to seem psychotic to us because it appears to us that they have lost grip on reality. However, they are actually grounded in the reality they live in, which just happens to be different from our reality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308499 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308499 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:24:50 -0400 Most people are naturally too empathetic to become serial killers https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308479 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308479 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:19:49 -0400 Serial killers are actually insanely smart and that is another thing that fascinates us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308477 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308477 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:18:18 -0400 Society is quick to judge people's actions as evil, while trained professionals tend to focus on the mental and emotional health of the person. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308476 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:16:04 -0400 The idea of evil is social construct that we created to be able to compare actions. This is used to explain why we consider certain actions to be bad and other actions to be good. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308474 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308474 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:14:43 -0400 This is the question about serial killers that seems to intrigue people the most? If an ordinary person is capable of committing such awful acts,could I, an ordinary person, also commit them? From there, we are imagining ourselves committing those acts. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308469 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308469 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:08:27 -0400 the quote could also be used to say that the person you expect least of being a murderer (a clown) can actually get a way with murder, because they are least likely to be suspected. Gacy and Bundy both could be used to support this point. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308464 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1308464 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:06:08 -0400 We are intrigued by them because they seem just like us, but they have a twisted nature that thrives in something unimaginable to most of us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1307562 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135266?scroll_to=1307562 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:24:46 -0400 These kinds of stereotypes feed into the unhealthy obsession with serial killers. Another stereotype that seems to be popping up in today's society is the sex appeal and charm of serial killers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301272 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:16:49 -0400 Because it was something that most of us will, hopefully, never experiance, we are drawn to wanting to learn more about. Humans tend to be attracted to the gruesome and this is a perfect example of that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301263 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301263 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:56:14 -0400 Maybe people are so fascinated with them because nobody really knows exactly what happened with them. People glorify the myths, not necessarily the actual story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301255 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134412?scroll_to=1301255 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:54:14 -0400 The comparisons between sexual and nonsexual reproduction helps readers understand the benefits of nonsexual reproduction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295170 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295170 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:21:03 -0400 The author is going step by step through this process. https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295129 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295129 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:12:12 -0400 The author defines parthenogenesis and gives us the translation to make sure that the audience fully understands the topic of the essay https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295113 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:10:17 -0400 Is there some level to which censorship needs to happen? For example, what if the information being censored is untrue. In that scenario, don't you want the information not to be released publically. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190262 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:45:30 -0500 What is they are repeatedly and forcibly shut down? What happens then? https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190246 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190246 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:43:39 -0500 is there are way that we can get away from this or will people always "punish" the people who disagree with them? https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190238 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122133?scroll_to=1190238 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:42:20 -0500 talks about the problems with simple solutions https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1190224 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1190224 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:36:42 -0500 opposing view:lack of time https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1190223 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1190223 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:35:40 -0500 supplement of the problem https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1190222 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1190222 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:41:15 -0500 There is an increase of misinformation being spread https://nowcomment.com/documents/122097?scroll_to=1189310 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122097?scroll_to=1189310 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:02:34 -0500 while it is potentially unrealistic, getting away from common media sources (CNN, FOX) and using more independent media sources. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189301 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189301 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:47:07 -0500 Part of solution: make time to research and factcheck https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189294 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:46:02 -0500 definition of part of the problem https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189252 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122091?scroll_to=1189252 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:52:41 -0500 problem! https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1189250 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1189250 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:51:47 -0500 Controlling information is important, but does it get to a point when it is overly censored https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1189249 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122112?scroll_to=1189249 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:39:17 -0500 If he really believes that, then good. All the members of our supreme court should agree with that statement and should make decisions in line with that idea. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148677 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148677 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:02:48 -0400 Trump doesn't care about her brave speech, he cares about the vote that he got from her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148671 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148671 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:01:13 -0400 Kavanaugh was given a overly fair trial and vote from the Supreme Court. I don't get why Trump was complaining, he won. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148657 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1148657 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:57:43 -0400 The men matter more than the women do. Politicians have made that clear many times. As a female, it is hard to live in a world where I here that daily. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130561 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130561 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:41:02 -0400 The senators "listened" to her and yet they still don't care. They are sending the message to every girl, They don't care about you. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130560 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130560 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:39:24 -0400 I am angry. I am in shock. I am scared. Kavanaugh's confirmation causes a mixture of strong emotions. I am broken-hearted about the state of our country and what the people of America are saying they care about. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130559 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130559 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:37:34 -0400 People are willing to acknowledge that it is rampant, but nothing is done to control the problem. Victims aren't believed,but the harassers are. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130558 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130558 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:35:36 -0400 She knew that people wouldn't believe her. She knew that this would become a scandal. She didn't have to send the letter to her congresswoman. However, she did it because she knew it was her civic responsibility. She should be admired for her bravery. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130557 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130557 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:33:00 -0400 It is not unusual for victims to not believed, for them to seek justice but not have it obtained. It shouldn't be normal. People should be punished for sexually assaulting people, no matter what. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130556 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130556 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:31:21 -0400 The fact that this is still an issue, almost 30 years later, is ridiculous. Still, men in power are believed over women who felt the civic duty to come forward and admit what had happened to them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130555 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130555 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:29:42 -0400 This has been something that started affecting her when it happened and has not stopped affecting her even 36 years later. Sexual assault is an issue that affects people for years and years, even when they have gotten help. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130554 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130554 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:27:54 -0400 Not allowing the female Senators to speak is exactly what many feminists see as the major problems. Women not being able to speak on topics that directly involve them is ridiculous. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130553 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116068?scroll_to=1130553 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:25:02 -0400