Argumentative Essay: Looking For A Reason To Kill

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Looking for a Reason to Kill There was a time when Jason witnessed the brutal murder of his mother at the hands of his father. His father had never killed anyone before, yet he killed his wife. People eventually die, but some die for the wrong causes. Murder is one of those causes, but the question is: why? Most people would think the killer was insane, that being the sole reason for why they kill. However, some killers started off as normal people. Insanity is not the only clear motive for murder since research shows that there are other reasons why people kill.
Contrary to the belief that all killers are insane, some kill when they did not intend to. One alternate motive for murder is emotional stress or, more specifically, anger. For example, …show more content…

People can be greedy, and some go so far as to kill others for that which they do not have, but want. In the case of the Clutter family murder, perpetrators Richard Hickock and Perry Smith had been planning to rob the family since their release from prison (CFM). They questioned Herb and after “assuming that Herb Clutter wasn’t volunteering the information, [they] executed in cold blood all four family members” (CFM). If the desire for someone else’s wealth is enough for people to kill, then the desire for that wealth must be strong.
Once they have attained that wealth, murderers would kill more people for more money. People die at the cost of several dollars or a few pieces of jewelry. Back to the Clutter family murder, Dick and Perry killed four innocent people for “between forty and fifty dollars” (CFM). They just kept on stealing since “Dick loves to steal. It’s an emotional thing with him-a sickness” (CFM). If people die over material wealth in this present day and age, then the world is a crueler place than it once was.
Unfortunately, Jason never recovered from the brutal scene and his father was sent to life in prison. Murder will impact people that are connected to the victims, but there are many reasons for why it happened. Murderers may be “insane”, but many started off as “normal”

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