Occasionally, as I navigate the world that is cyber space, I come across an article that completely nauseates me and then, infuriates me. Such was the case when I came across an article about Robin Greinke. A 26 year old Illinois woman who, along with her boyfriend, 33 year old Steven Neil, beat her 3 year old son (yes three) Noah Fake to death for wetting his pants. They then sat down to a pizza dinner, drank beer and watched a movie.
Later in the night the mother called authorities to report that "her son was wheezing" and that "she couldn't sleep." Medics initially believed he was suffering from Meningitis due to the bruising but an autopsy later confirmed he had actually died of blunt force trauma to the head. Robin Greinke then admitted they had beaten, tossed and punched three year old Noah Fake for wetting his pants. Robin Greinke beat him for approximately an hour after which her boyfriend then stepped in to continue the beating for another hour.
I can not imagine what little Three year old Noah endured during his last moments of life. Although I'd like to believe that he was surrounded by the loving comfort of God and His angels as Noah obviously could not have experienced the loving comfort of a mother. Not only does my heart ache for Noah, my mind races in an effort to determine what type of person could do such a thing?
The only answer I can muster for such a question is that there are obviously psychopaths amongst us. They are raising children, working in our communities and in some cases even attending our churches (as was the case of Dennis Rader, the BTK killer). The one glaring trait of a true psychopath is a blatant disregard for the rights of others. The traits that allow most psychopaths to perform unspeakable acts on others are two fold 1) they are often impulsive and fail to plan ahead and 2) they are often irritable and aggressive. The formula of aggressiveness combined with impulsivity and a blatant disregard for the rights of others makes a perfect recipe for disaster.
Psychopaths (also known as Antisocial Personality Disorder) often display a lack of empathy for others and have an inflated sense of self. It is not unusual for them to display grandiose behaviors or even appear cocky and self-assured. They are typically consistently irresponsible, especially when it comes to job responsibilities or those of raising children.
In short.... they are members and citizens of society and at times, when the circumstances align themselves accordingly... their explosive, unempathetic nature, rears its ugly head and most of the time, it is the innocent, who are caught in their crosshairs.
Later in the night the mother called authorities to report that "her son was wheezing" and that "she couldn't sleep." Medics initially believed he was suffering from Meningitis due to the bruising but an autopsy later confirmed he had actually died of blunt force trauma to the head. Robin Greinke then admitted they had beaten, tossed and punched three year old Noah Fake for wetting his pants. Robin Greinke beat him for approximately an hour after which her boyfriend then stepped in to continue the beating for another hour.
I can not imagine what little Three year old Noah endured during his last moments of life. Although I'd like to believe that he was surrounded by the loving comfort of God and His angels as Noah obviously could not have experienced the loving comfort of a mother. Not only does my heart ache for Noah, my mind races in an effort to determine what type of person could do such a thing?
The only answer I can muster for such a question is that there are obviously psychopaths amongst us. They are raising children, working in our communities and in some cases even attending our churches (as was the case of Dennis Rader, the BTK killer). The one glaring trait of a true psychopath is a blatant disregard for the rights of others. The traits that allow most psychopaths to perform unspeakable acts on others are two fold 1) they are often impulsive and fail to plan ahead and 2) they are often irritable and aggressive. The formula of aggressiveness combined with impulsivity and a blatant disregard for the rights of others makes a perfect recipe for disaster.
Psychopaths (also known as Antisocial Personality Disorder) often display a lack of empathy for others and have an inflated sense of self. It is not unusual for them to display grandiose behaviors or even appear cocky and self-assured. They are typically consistently irresponsible, especially when it comes to job responsibilities or those of raising children.
In short.... they are members and citizens of society and at times, when the circumstances align themselves accordingly... their explosive, unempathetic nature, rears its ugly head and most of the time, it is the innocent, who are caught in their crosshairs.
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