tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post240398382665782585..comments2024-03-29T07:10:56.925-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: "Why" in ScrublandsBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-78962578870866444732018-12-13T04:29:45.071-06:002018-12-13T04:29:45.071-06:00Asking "Why" is important. But does it ...Asking "Why" is important. But does it stop the violence and bigotry going on now in Eastern Europe? And the far-right here, emboldened by the guy in the White House?<br />Thankfully, the guy who killed 32-year-old, Heather Heyer, in Charlottesville, Va., and badly injured many other people, some who can't work, was just sentenced to life in prison and 419 more years.<br />Do I want to know why this guy had so much hatred and minimized these human lives? Probably not. Just how this can be prevented in the future.<br />Prison punishes, but it doesn't prevent these types of assaults.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-89143603095716313442018-11-25T15:00:16.198-06:002018-11-25T15:00:16.198-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. To me asking why...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. To me asking why means people are thinking not merely accepting statements. I wish I felt more people would ask "why" in the future.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-17499850911185855152018-11-24T00:10:23.875-06:002018-11-24T00:10:23.875-06:00I want to read Scrublands, just have to get a copy...I want to read Scrublands, just have to get a copy of it here.<br /><br />I always want to know why not only in fictional murders, but in real-life. When I see a horrific murder on TV news, I want to know who and why. Just saw one of a family on the news by a brother of the husband. First I wanted to know who did it, then immediately why.<br /><br />I always ask that question when watching brutality on the news. And it's true in crime fiction, although sometimes sheer brutality and sadism is the why of a psychopath and sociopath. Often not more is said. <br /><br />In Michael Connelly's latest adventure with Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch, a horrific cold murder case is solved. The perpetrator is caught. But the motive beyond pathology isn't given. Maybe it isn't often known in these cases in life. <br /><br />On the question of Hitler, I find it so disturbing that I often don't want to know why, just that it must be explained how evil the Nazis were and how their actions can never be repeated.<br /><br />Then I see the rise of far-right parties in Europe where migrants were attacked, even killed. And hatred and bigotry is the motive.<br />Same is true here with the emergency of the so-called "alt" right.<br /><br />On to more legal mysteries.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-74608338383399683852018-11-14T21:13:12.479-06:002018-11-14T21:13:12.479-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. I am always puzzled...Moira: Thanks for the comment. I am always puzzled when I meet people who are uninterested in why.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-73712488343954589512018-11-14T14:52:23.488-06:002018-11-14T14:52:23.488-06:00I am with you, Bill, I always want to know why. An...I am with you, Bill, I always want to know why. And I'm glad to have even more expectation of great things from Scrublands.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-46797850744080135932018-11-13T23:03:00.529-06:002018-11-13T23:03:00.529-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think "why&...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think "why" is not asked enough in crime fiction and the real world. Too often simplistic explanations are accepted without examination of the reasoning.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-1380663882716264932018-11-12T06:08:34.254-06:002018-11-12T06:08:34.254-06:00What an interesting post, Bill. And I know just wh...What an interesting post, Bill. And I know just what you mean about the appeal of books where we may know the 'who' and the 'what,' but the 'why' is revealed as the story goes on. Even for those who write whodunits, or other sorts of crime fiction, the 'why' matters. It gives a story credibility. If you can't explain why your character is doing something, then it's worth thinking of whether that character should do that thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com