Thanks so much for sharing that interview with me - it clears up a lot of lingering questions I had. Too bad, he didn't get help way back then - although the interviewer says he's not mentally ill, he could have used some counselling to fill the void in his life, instead of using murder. Thanks again for sharing it with me!!!
Mark, great story about a horrible experience - you really did a great thing as a conscientious New Yorker by reaching out to the NYPD.
I just want to make three points/inquiries:
a) I subscribed to a gun magazine, "Firearm News", for two years, just to try to understand "gun culture". There is something pathological about Americans and their guns - Canada has a fairly wide gun ownership ratio among its residents, but it does not have anywhere the level of gun crimes/incidents that America has - something like 1/6th that of Americans. "Firearms News" didn't really teach me anything about gun culture - it just showed me that gun people enjoyed massive firepower, and enjoy it with as many rounds as they can fit into a clip.
b) I read an article in a non-gun magazine or newspaper where a woman defended herself owning her own handgun, with the logic that she wanted to be able to defend herself, instead relying on others (police) to defend her, implying that she could do a better job of it.
c) I am sure that you saw the Spike Lee film, "Summer of Sam", a flawed film, but nevertheless, it recreates and captures 1977 pretty well. Another article I read said that Berkowitz did not act alone, that he was part of a Satanic group that was killing people as sacrifices - the dog "speaking to him" was allegedly the devil.
They interviewed a retired NYPD officer who had worked on the case, and he said they were under tremendous pressure to make an arrest, and bring Berkowitz to trial. He said there were rumors of the Satanic cult theory, and they actually looked for other people as part of this cult, but, ultimately, because of the pressure, the prosecutor and judge just wanted to move on with his trial. Have you ever heard about this "Satanic Cult Theory"?
Mark,
Thanks so much for sharing that interview with me - it clears up a lot of lingering questions I had. Too bad, he didn't get help way back then - although the interviewer says he's not mentally ill, he could have used some counselling to fill the void in his life, instead of using murder. Thanks again for sharing it with me!!!
Glenn
Mark, great story about a horrible experience - you really did a great thing as a conscientious New Yorker by reaching out to the NYPD.
I just want to make three points/inquiries:
a) I subscribed to a gun magazine, "Firearm News", for two years, just to try to understand "gun culture". There is something pathological about Americans and their guns - Canada has a fairly wide gun ownership ratio among its residents, but it does not have anywhere the level of gun crimes/incidents that America has - something like 1/6th that of Americans. "Firearms News" didn't really teach me anything about gun culture - it just showed me that gun people enjoyed massive firepower, and enjoy it with as many rounds as they can fit into a clip.
b) I read an article in a non-gun magazine or newspaper where a woman defended herself owning her own handgun, with the logic that she wanted to be able to defend herself, instead relying on others (police) to defend her, implying that she could do a better job of it.
c) I am sure that you saw the Spike Lee film, "Summer of Sam", a flawed film, but nevertheless, it recreates and captures 1977 pretty well. Another article I read said that Berkowitz did not act alone, that he was part of a Satanic group that was killing people as sacrifices - the dog "speaking to him" was allegedly the devil.
They interviewed a retired NYPD officer who had worked on the case, and he said they were under tremendous pressure to make an arrest, and bring Berkowitz to trial. He said there were rumors of the Satanic cult theory, and they actually looked for other people as part of this cult, but, ultimately, because of the pressure, the prosecutor and judge just wanted to move on with his trial. Have you ever heard about this "Satanic Cult Theory"?
Thanks for another great article!
Glenn
yes, i included the trailer for "summer of sam" in the article, as it does a good job of showing the fear we all felt that summer. as far as the cult claims go, this is an interesting interview with berkowitz: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-david-berkowitz-aka-son-of-sam-tells-professor-i-was-once-an-evil-person-in-prison-conversation/
Apparently you aren’t versed on the 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
“shall not be infringed”
you did read all the rules and laws mentioned in the post, yes? there actually are "infringements" in new york, and they make a lot of sense.