We were out kayaking tonight. It was a beautiful night. We went to the east or dam end of the lake, and on the dam, were probably 80 dead, rotting and fly covered fish. They were not long dead, and there was a place on the dam where water had splashed up, maybe from a net being dragged up on the dam.
This was very tragic and sad to see. Why would someone catch all those fish, and let them lie to rot? Who would do such a thing? I can guess. Not my favorite thing to think about.
This kind of disregard and disrespect for life is distressing to me. I do not understand it, and I find it very heartbreaking. This kind of action indicates that the perpetrator has no concept of stewardship of living things, of nature.
There was nothing we could do. The fish were dead. I am sorry.
Showing posts with label criminal thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal thinking. Show all posts
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Following the Rules
I frequently talk to my patients about why people follow the rules. Many of them acknowledge that they follow the rules because they are concerned about the consequences, and think they will get "caught." The readily acknowledge that they often do things that are against the rules because they think they can get away with it.
We discuss following the rules because that is the right thing to do. We talk about what it would feel like if someone follows the rules, and does not need to worry about being watched or caught, and what a difference that might make in some one's outlook or attitude.
Very few of my patients buy into this prospect. For those of us who are not convicted of felonies who do buy into this idea, it may be difficult to understand why some do not.
There are people in this world who think that they are larger than the rules, the rules do not apply to them, and they can do anything without getting caught, or if they can get caught, they are so superior, they can get out of it. This is not unusual for a teenager, but when this attitude continues as an adult, these people continue to break the rules, and the behavior usually escalates.
This thinking seldom changes, once the person has become an adult. These persons are always working the angle, trying to get by with something, cutting it close, doing whatever they can to get by.
I see people every day at my place of employment who have this attitude. It is so sad. It leads to a life time of criminal behavior and more likely than not, lots of prison time. Is that attitude worth the loss of freedom?
We discuss following the rules because that is the right thing to do. We talk about what it would feel like if someone follows the rules, and does not need to worry about being watched or caught, and what a difference that might make in some one's outlook or attitude.
Very few of my patients buy into this prospect. For those of us who are not convicted of felonies who do buy into this idea, it may be difficult to understand why some do not.
There are people in this world who think that they are larger than the rules, the rules do not apply to them, and they can do anything without getting caught, or if they can get caught, they are so superior, they can get out of it. This is not unusual for a teenager, but when this attitude continues as an adult, these people continue to break the rules, and the behavior usually escalates.
This thinking seldom changes, once the person has become an adult. These persons are always working the angle, trying to get by with something, cutting it close, doing whatever they can to get by.
I see people every day at my place of employment who have this attitude. It is so sad. It leads to a life time of criminal behavior and more likely than not, lots of prison time. Is that attitude worth the loss of freedom?
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