The Psychology of Evil People

I worked in a prison and will never forget a convicted child offender say to me “ having one drink doesnt make me an alcoholic, smoking one spliff doesnt make me a drug addict, what i’ve done doesnt make me a paedo.” He had been proven to have offended at least 40 times. The gaslighting -lies and distorted thinking i will never forget 😢

Everyone in the neighborhood thought my stepfather was a great guy. Behind closed doors molestations, beatings, mind games, etc. I found the courage to put him away.

"all cruelty springs from weakness."

Many years ago my supervisor was worked in the psych unit at the hospital when Buddy was brought in for evaluation. He said Bundy was so very charming, smart, funny, and “normal” that not one person believed Bundy had done what he was accused of. These were experienced and savvy psych nurses and Bundy fooled them all.

TB’s first kill was at the age of 11. He went to my high school, several years ahead of me. My social studies teacher had a picture of him on his door. He was sitting straight up with his hand folded in front of him with a slight smile on his face. The rest of the class is talking and laughing to each other. His disconnect from humanity was evident even then. I asked my teacher why he had a picture of a serial killer on his door and he said something I will never forget. Evil sits among us planning evil deeds and by all appearances is innocent. Most of us never see it coming. Don’t believe it could possibly happen, it’s so horrible. He told me to keep my eyes open. Don’t be deceived. I will never forget it.

"allowing the spirit of sin, that would otherwise crouch on your doorstep, to enter your house and have its way with you" that line gave me chills.

A true story about the psychopathic personality and their ability and skill at manipulation. I had been a police officer for seven years and was employed at the time with the Glenwood Springs, CO. police department. During the time I was there, I had the unique experience of superficially dealing with an inmate who was incarcerated in the county jail charged with murder. After several interactions with him I remember telling my colleagues that there was absolutely no way he had murdered anyone, and my experience made me feel I was correct. Embarrassingly that man was Ted Bundy 🤕

I used to work in criminal court as a stenographer. This man was arrested and plead guilty to raping his own daughter from age 3 to 5. He had taped every instances of his act. I will never forget what I heard that day. Absolute evil.

I was like 6 or so, but a neighbor girl who was about 13 I guess was walking me home. A car stopped and its occupants started calling us over. She ran me through the woods and to my parents house. I'll never forget that day, I would have been dead without Amber.

I did 7 years in a penitentiary for robbery I went to extremely dark places on the inside. The regret and pain sent me into a extreme depression to the point I was praying for death. Honestly reading your book and watching your lectures saved my life. I can’t overstate how grateful I am. Thank u so much.

Tim Ballard’s comment “something non-human has made them less human” is an important one, I think.

The problem with having compassion for these type of people, trying to understand them, or hating them is that NONE of it has any bearing of the life long devastation they’ve left in their path.

"Some people aren't looking for anything logical like money. They can't be bought, bullied reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just wanna watch the world burn."

As my momma taught me when I was little. I asked her if monsters were real and she said YES. She said "yes honey, they are real but they are disgusted as human beings, that you have to be able to see through their masks" I was 7 years old and I truly think one of many things great things my parents had taught me, this one was the one of the best ways to teach all people. Young and old. I added when I got older (only 31 now) that if you see that monster, you see that mask, you rip off the mask and expose the monster to all to see.

As a diagnosed Sociopath and I wanna give my pov on this topic. I need to point out that we don't feel the private emotions (shame, guilt, remorse, empathy, etc.) We don't have a reason to feel those things. We aren't emotionless, but our emotions are limited to certain extend. I can't speak for all Sociopaths (we can be different), but each one of us can choose to be "good" or "evil". I personally am tempted in many ways, but I choose to not to be evil. Not because I feel sorry for others, but I understand that there are consequences and it leads to self-destruction. For me personally it's pathetic to take on someone younger/weaker! I might add, that we tend to create certain personalities based on another people. We tend to reflect others and do it well, we have a good quality of observation skills. We can manipulate easily, therefore we can be very persuasive. In many cases, emotions are learnt and are only layers, which if you were about to peel of, you'd find an empty person. Many of us are only empty creatures, hurt deeply in the past (mostly childhood). I personally visit the psychiatrist, so that I keep an actual person inside and not just a reflection of others. Our psychology is very difficult, but I chose to not to be evil (as I said already), but to even make good things/decisions and keep myself satisfied. Some of us on the other hand choose not to, what I do understand. Everyone chooses their own path and their own shit

People need to understand what we're up against. It's not a game or a coincidence. Life itself is spiritual, and if you aren't covered by the Kingdom of God and protected by the good shepherd, you're vulnerable to the wilds of the devil. Thank God for good men like these two guys. Most people want to know 'WHAT' happened, but the people who have an impact on society and make a difference ask 'WHY.'

I experienced bullying for years at work. From adults, all college education, but they got so persistent and nasty and creative with it...I never understood how come so much joy from open cruelty can exist in some people. Happy to finally break your spirit. That makes them feel good and then they twist it in front of others and make you the bad guy. I'm forever fascinated by this kind of weird cruelty against your own species.

This really describes how ALL evil develops, from the most graphic to the more "acceptable" (say, alcoholism or drug abuse). We willingly violate our conscience a little bit at a time, pushing ourselves further and further along inch by inch, until one day we wake up and we're miles away from where we started. This is why it's so important to guard our thoughts and actions at the beginning, because almost anything can spiral out of control if we don't draw clear lines that we REFUSE to cross under any circumstances.

I'm here after watching The Hello Kitty case for the third time. I just can't believe how such people exist. I'm scared. But, what these videos (of true crime) have taught me, is that we should ALL appreciate our lives. Whatever good or bad things and people come across it, it's our life and it couldn't be better at the moment. The purpose of our lives is to improve ourselves, and improve other people's lives as well. We're all here to learn, and to teach each other this important lesson. I wish you (whoever it is) good luck and a true love for the life that you have and to be grateful for it. Thank you

I find it surprising how people think of evil as something you can put an ugly face on, disgusting even. If it was true, why would people still gravitate towards it? My own opinion is that the evil has its own beauty and it takes a lot of strength to resist it. And that strength is what makes you special.