Ariel Castro - is anyone else out there surprised at his sense of calmness?

[donnashuggy]

Just Wow! listening to him speak

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/justice/ohio-castro/index.html

[twinkles**stars]

Are you surprised? I'm not.

[donnashuggy]

I am, I wonder whether the girls had a touch of stockhom sydnrome or whatever it is called????

Do men suffer with that condition I wonder?

[***super_nova***]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

I am, I wonder whether the girls had a touch of stockhom sydnrome or whatever it is called????

Do men suffer with that condition I wonder?

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Stockholm syndrome, yes all hostages tend to suffer from it.  But I think in this case the girls are just glad they do not have to go to court, and he did not want the possibility of death penalty. 

[polksaladallie]

Part of the reason for the "Stockholm syndrome" is that nobody is 100% bad or 100% good.  Even the most despicable perpetrator of a crime has some redeeming qualities, and if someone is with them for years without no other influences, there is bound to be a little affection for them, deserved or not.

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