David Berkowitz 'Son of Sam' says "society needs to take the glory out of guns."

[ZeSpectre]

'Son of Sam' David Berkowitz speaks to the Daily News, decries violence as 'senseless' and prays for his victims in notorious 1976-77 killing spree
Exclusive: From jail cell 35 years to the day his reign of terror ended, Berkowitz says society needs to take the 'glory out of guns.' He is serving six 25-years-to life sentences for shooting 13 people in cold blood, killing six...

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So let me see here. A convicted homicidal maniac says society should be disarmed.

Let me think on that for a minute....
NO!

 

[357 Terms]

LOL!

Do ya think the anti's are dumb enough to jump in with that nutjob?....wait...they are!

Bwaahaahaa!!!!

I think he was directing most of his logic (?) toward young kids who are influenced by gangs.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

He didn't say to take the guns, just quit glorifying them.

I somewhat agree, how can the media constantly shove violence in our faces and then wonder why some nut jobs turn to violence when they snap?

Look at the media frenzy these past two shootings have gotten. All you are telling someone is if they are crazy and want attention, then go shoot something up. The same day as the Colorado shooting a pickup crashed in San Antonio Texas killing 13 people who were being smuggled into the U.S. Hardly heard a peep in the media about it. That story would of been a great segway into the immigration problems we are having and how evil people are capitalizing on the desperate. Guess that story was too much for the anti media. To circle back to Berkowitz, the media was gloryfing the gun and the power it gave that imbecile for those few short minutes. To no fruitful end, just to frighten the masses and scare up viewership all to sell more ad space.

How messed up is our country, when the Son of Sam makes a more lucid point than I have seen come out of the media in a long time?

 

[Manco]

Actually, I agree with some of his sentiments. I do not think that guns should be "glorified" because there is nothing glorious about killing another human being or having the ability to do so, even if the killing is justifiable. At the same time, however, I think that society needs to take the stigma out of guns, as they're merely tools in the hands of those who would do good or evil with them.

I prefer to replace glorification with a healthy sense of respect for what guns help enable people to do, and a sense of honor with regard to being able to protect oneself, one's family, and others from harm, using lethal force if necessary (as a last resort). Granted, my use of terminology and perspectives here may seem like splitting hairs, but sometimes even such fine distinctions make all the difference in perception, and this is how I really view the subject.

I think he was directing most of his logic (?) toward young kids who are influenced by gangs.

Apparently, and I'd agree to some extent that glorifying guns in that context can lead to negative consequences. It's really one's intentions and actions that should be judged, of course, not the tool being used, but sometimes glorifying inanimate objects can imbue them with the power to amplify whatever it is that one is really glorifying, which in this case would be the power to kill people; it's purely psychological, obviously, but it can contribute to bad things eventually happening nonetheless. Glorifying the tool also naturally leads to stigmatizing the tool when bad things are done with it, and this doesn't help our cause one bit; this is also purely psychological, but it is nonetheless a major part of the perspectives of anti-gunners (i.e. blaming guns for murder), notably the media, and is one of the biggest hurdles we face in protecting our rights.

 

[CharlieDeltaJuliet]

The anti's with guns are like sharks with blood in the water. They look for any new reason to go after firearms. I wish they went after drunk driving like they do guns. They really do need to quit glorifying them.

 

[vito]

Why is anyone even giving a moment's attention to what this psycho loser has to say about guns? What's next, an interview with Charles Manson to get his insight on gun control? Get serious.

 

[Hugo]

Guns are clearly demonized and blamed for many of society's problems when it is actually the people who misuse them who are to blame. The media (all of it, worldwide, to varying degrees) is partly to blame for "glorifying criminals" and "it bleeds it leads" mentality.

Many fools think guns are the problem but really the problems are social and mental health related. Treat the disease and not the symptoms. Most politicians and political party's only want to treat the symptoms to get themselves elected, ignoring the underlying problems, and things get worse.

As for taking advice from "Son of Sam" or any other serial killer, I'd be very cautious. Though even a broken clock is right twice a day, it's still wrong a lot of times.

He is right on gangs being glorified, but that's a very old problem. The media sensationalizing crime? Well, yes they do. Uncontrolled impulse a problem? Yeah, mental health issues do need more education to the public and "Son of Sam" is a pretty good example.

Defending against Serial Killers is also a pretty good reason for honest people to get a Concealed Carry permit and carry a pistol too. Of course you meeting a serial killer is statistically rare, but carrying a pistol also prevents rape and murder quite effectively.

 

[HOOfan_1]

I somewhat agree, how can the media constantly shove violence in our faces and then wonder why some nut jobs turn to violence when they snap?

Herostratus burned down the Temple of Aretmis to become known around the world. His sentence was to be put to death and his name never mentioned (although some Greek historians ignored that rule).

Networks are now refusing to show people who streak the fields at sporting events. Why not enact Damnatio memoriae upon the criminals.

Guns are a past time for many Americans. Should we stop glorifying golf clubs and classic cars as well?

 

[gym]

He wasn't about the glorification of guns, "the killings happened righ in my neighboorhood", Forest Hills, in side of the Forest Hills Inn, right around the corner from one of our stores. He was about killing woman with long brown hair. I remember girls and woman coming in by the hundreds getting their hair cut off into shorter styles.
He was just a screwball who couldn't get a girlfriend and had social and mental problems, guns just happened to be his method of dispatching them, he figured if he couldn't have one, why should anyone else. If I remember most never saw it coming. His 44 magnum was just a tool to him, that allowed him to keep distance between them and him.

 

[Tommygunn]

Taking advice from "the Son of Sam" about guns is like taking advice from Jack the Ripper on cutlery.

 

[oneounceload]

He didn't say to take the guns, just quit glorifying them.

I somewhat agree, how can the media constantly shove violence in our faces and then wonder why some nut jobs turn to violence when they snap?

Look at the media frenzy these past two shootings have gotten. All you are telling someone is if they are crazy and want attention, then go shoot something up. The same day as the Colorado shooting a pickup crashed in San Antonio Texas killing 13 people who were being smuggled into the U.S. Hardly heard a peep in the media about it. That story would of been a great segway into the immigration problems we are having and how evil people are capitalizing on the desperate. Guess that story was too much for the anti media. To circle back to Berkowitz, the media was gloryfing the gun and the power it gave that imbecile for those few short minutes. To no fruitful end, just to frighten the masses and scare up viewership all to sell more ad space.

How messed up is our country, when the Son of Sam makes a more lucid point than I have seen come out of the media in a long time?

+1 to this - if you take the glory AND the mystery out of guns, they become as innocuous as screwdriver in a tool box

 

[7.62 Nato]

That's like listening to Michael Moore, or Rosie O'Donnels advice on eating healthy.

 

[Romeo 33 Delta]

Better still, take the Son of Sam out of society. Wait! Yeah, we already did that. Why would I care to hear ANYTHING that nut case had to say about anything?

 

[tarosean]

Networks are now refusing to show people who streak the fields at sporting events. Why not enact Damnatio memoriae upon the criminals.

This. Don't give them 10 seconds of fame..

 

[AlexanderA]

Will he ever be up for parole? Statements like this from Berkowitz might be a way of showing "repentance" and "rehabilitation" and ingratiating himself with the parole board. We shouldn't take them at face value.

 

[Dnaltrop]

I will agree with the "Take the Glory" part out.

The guns I carry should be as innocent and unremarkable as my car keys. (other than the Safety requirements given the small children in the house)

Familiarity breeds safety.

 

[scaatylobo]

Sadly

It was too sad that a armed member of society did not see him and take him out a LONG time ago.

Oh yea I remember why,I lived in NYC and we are not allowed to be armed.

Now I live in NYS and he would not have been 'active' for so long had he tried that in an armed society.

But yes,actually bothering to listen to that wack job and post what he thinks or says mean the left is really hard up for a 'spokesperson' = LOL.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

"...take the glory out..."

Seems he's attempting to add still more "glory" to the past exploits of a deranged killer.

"Hey, notice me, I'm still here even if I can't kill anyone - I'll get this reporter to shove me back into you faces!"

 

[alsaqr]

Will he ever be up for parole? Statements like this from Berkowitz might be a way of showing "repentance" and "rehabilitation" and ingratiating himself with the parole board

i agree. With the 25-life sentence theres a good chance he will be paroled.

 

[steelerdude99]

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He was just a screwball who couldn't get a girlfriend and had social and mental problems, guns just happened to be his method of dispatching them, he figured if he couldn't have one, why should anyone else. If I remember most never saw it coming. His 44 magnum was just a tool to him, that allowed him to keep distance between them and him.

gym,
Actually he used a 44 special. Not a 44 magnum. see link for more details.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...ms-to-introduce-son-of-son-of-sam-bulldog-44/

chuck

 

[GambJoe]

I'm waiting for Charles Manson to weigh in.

 

[harrygunner]

Reminds me of some cultures who want to suppress the glory of women so that men won't have nefarious thoughts.

Rather than place the blame on himself, he wants to blame inanimate objects. Clearly Berkowitz is not rehabilitated. Definitely needs to stay in the slammer.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

This is as sincere as Ted Bundy blaming his crimes on pornography. Can we spell pandering and self-serving?

 

[Slamfire]

How wonderful he has found God.

Lets hope he soon meets God and spares us all the cost of keeping him alive, and the aggravation of hearing his views on society.

 

[academy]

He's been up for parole several times. Each time he tells them not to parole him, as he needs to pay for his crimes. Christianity really did a number on him, in a good way.