Helter Skelter
Posted by mpottle on Friday Mar 12, 2010 Under Blogroll
In Helter Skelter, the true story of the Manson murders, the story line is disturbing and very interesting in how Charlie Manson convinced all those people to follow and convince them to break the law of murdering seven people and likely more but not convicted for more than 7. A person as insane as Manson must have a reason for killing people without a probable cause. Manson’s upbringing, morals, and his conscience must have played a role in his decisions. Manson’s childhood to when he committed the murders must have been build into his brain that killing was the right decision and point to make to the world that he was greater than all the rest. Manson’s morals brought him to the decision of killing innocent human beings. The selfish conscience of Manson helped him kill innocent people without realizing or feeling wrong. Manson’s teaching of love were not out of love but out of selfishness and the desperate need for attention and superiority.
Manson’s childhood was not a happy or productive start. Kathleen Maddox, his mother, was a drunk, promiscuous criminal. His mother had failed to take care of her only child. Manson then moved around with his grandmother, uncle and back and forth to his negligent mother. Before Manson was even a teen he began to steal and was sent between reform schools and prison. Manson had spent more than half of his life behind bars. The only motivation, while Manson was in jail, was his sons and wives. Manson would go to the judge and beg for parole because he wanted to be with his family. The question is whether or not the love for his family existed or his family was the only reason he could present to the judge to get out of prison. Manson must have been capable of love. He didn’t stay with his wives long and didn’t raise his sons but he thought about them.
Morals are formed from life experiences and what we believe to be right and wrong. Manson’s vision of right and wrong
was mistaken in his life. Murder is the one of the ten commandments and a major law in all societies. Murder is wrong and there is no excuse for killing any person, deserving or not. Manson had to have known that murder and convincing people of committing murder is wrong. When Manson told the courts his Family killed for him and the Family chose to kill does not make sense. Brainwashing is not possible for people who are not born into the brainwashing environment. In Brave New World the people were brainwashed from birth. John the Savage, even though he was never exposed to life without soma and fun, figured out that life isn’t as the Alphas had portrayed life. Brainwashing, even when started at birth, can be broken and if the rules are known then there should not be an issue with killing or any laws. Manson said love was what was keeping his Family together and happy. The love that was made up by Manson had brainwashed his Family.
Can a person be human without a conscience? Manson did not have a conscience. Manson allegedly killed nine people, in his novel, and did not completely take the blame for the murders. Manson brainwashed his Family with drugs and the idea of love. Manson’s idea of love, sex and a sense of belonging had convinced the young seventeen to twenty-nine year old females and males. To be as stupid as the people in the Family is unbelievably to me. To commit murder and defend Manson like he is a God is crazy. The females and males of the Family got taken advantage of. The Family members must have been in desperate need of affection and acceptance because killing for a sense of belonging is a desperate act or were just plain stupid. There is no excuse for killing. Blaming murder on love and a human God is brainless. In the DaVinci Code there is theories that go against God and his story of creation. In the DaVinci Code people sacrifice themselves for the higher power above God. Manson was the higher power above God from the Family’s beliefs. Whether the drugs were a large factor in the murders or not, they truly believed Manson was God and did his deeds and commands. Manson’s love misguided the Family. Manson wasn’t thinking about love or the Family, he was thinking selfishly and insanely.
Charles Milles Manson is a sick disturbed man. How can a man live with himself after convincing and personally killing innocent people? On wikipedia the next parole date for Manson is in 2012. Manson has been denied parole over 20 times. The idea of Manson getting out of jail, even supervised, is scary. Any killer should not even have the right to gain parole. There is freedom laws but the murderer took away freedom so the government should take away Manson’s freedom. Manson’s life had to be hard but there is no excuse for slaughter of innocent people. Love can be expressed in thousands of ways but the effect and neglect can change a person’s future. Manson’s love was selfish and only benefited his ego.

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