General News 12 year old sacrificed for SlenderMan

This is just sad...

 

This proves we need knife control.

 

This was so tragic indeed. And it happened so close to me that I found out about it after there were news helicopters flying over my house all day Saturday. It's such a quiet neighborhood that something like this is hard to imagine.

The good news is that the victim is now in fair condition and recovering well. Well, physically, at least. Emotionally may be a tougher road.

 

You think by 12 they'd know better. Idiots. I hope the victim recovers soon. :icon_sad:

 

Disgusting and terrifying...

 

That's horrific

 

It's sad to see that some people in the creepypasta fandom would go this far, I know some people will do some crazy things but kill somone? That's sick.

 

*Frown* Hhhhh, the stupidity of people nowdays. I really have lost hope.

 

Thank god the victim is well physically at least.

 

Thats fucked up! Those two girls are assholes!

 

And people say the death penalty is unwarranted.

 

It is too easy to just blame this only on these two girls (thank God the victim survived!).

In America with its ridiculous incarceration rate, the myth continues that evil is only a personal and individual responsibility. This video shows otherwise (thank you SimpleMan for introducing me to the important work of Dr Philip Zimbardo in my “Ann Coulter” thread):

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The following list of Seven Social Processes are from the video and are worth repeating here, especially Number 1: that crucial first transgression that leads to all the rest. For example, all those CEOs who did time in jail in the last few years; to a man, they told their interviewers that it all started with that minor first move, an extra zero on the balance sheet, or firing someone who raised an issue, etc.

I wonder what first step these girls took?

The Seven Social Processes that Grease the Slippery Slope of Evil

1) Mindlessly taking the first small step
2) Dehumanization of Others
3) De-Individuation of Self
4) Diffusion of Personal Responsibility
5) Blind Obedience to Authority
6) Uncritical Conformity to Group Norms
7) Passive Tolerance of Evil through Inaction or Indifference

Whole societies, given certain situations can and have slid down this slope. Dr. Zimbardo argues that the old model of the “bad apple”; of the individual as “evil person” ignores both the social context (the "Bad Barrel") and the hierarchy of power structures (the "Bad Barrel Makers") that surround him or her.

These two girls did something horrific, but what was the context? What moral education did they receive, if any? What were they exposed to without guidance? This is NOT to say that the parents are to blame, it’s more that all of us are bathed in a kind of social pathology that cannot be explained only by an individual’s evil inclination.

See the video, it is extremely enlightening on the subject of how good, well-adjusted people can quickly turn into monsters. You will also see the good news; that if we train ourselves to be “heroes in waiting”, we can also be the one who acts when no one else will.

 

This is horrific and grotesque but literally at 19 you cant depict that the slenderman is fiction and not reality!
Something is seriously wrong with those individuals.

 

These girls clearly had no grasp of reality. It's just further proof to how children are exposed to dangerous ideals long before they have the mental capacity to comprehend them. That's what you get for having 4 year-olds with smart phones. Technology allows humans to spread their stupidity to a wide audience.

 

The more "news" I hear, the more despairing I feel. How very sad this story is.