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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (95294)	10/7/2012 2:11:04 AM
From: Joseph Silent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219207

I understand that the normal reaction is for one to assess the crime and to make a judgement. I have no comment on such things since I was focused solely on the activity. I also understand that one may or will look at his or her own behavior in similar situations to arrive at a judgement. Again, I have no comment, since there is no shortage of judges in society. I was hoping I could explain my point simply. When such a thing is done, the presence of mind (which is, by definition, a monitoring function) is absent. If you did not commit a crime when you were in a similar situation, it is because that presence of mind remained then and was not displaced. Why one person has it and another doesn't, at any particular time, is yet another discussion. :) Forget murder. Think of anger. When someone is captured by anger, it is the very same mechanism in progress. Anger displaces the monitoring activity. When the monitoring activity (presence of mind) is lost, anything can happen, depending on the conditioning of the individual and the situation. Who can say what will happen?