Comments by "ZA Journals" (@zajournals) on "EXPLORE WITH US"
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The way this played out is strange to me... I was abused by my father (mental and physical, not sexual) and most people knew it (relatives and friends of my parents) and even though I never came close to killing him, I knew I would if I ever saw him hurt my brother or mother. This video seemed strange to me because I would not have lied about it. I often played it out in my head, what I'd do if he hurt either of them, and every time I called the police and told them what I did. Perhaps I knew there was no point to deny it because my mother or brother would obviously know. But also, I'm sure I didn't care what happened to me. I spent most of my childhood thinking of suicide. The only reason I didn't was my grandmother made me promise I wouldn't. This was back in the 1960's, I was preteen, and people didn't report abuse as they would nowadays. In my teens, I just plotted how to get away from him (which I did at 16). I don't condone what Nick did. I don't sympathize in any way. Maybe he did just crack but he's smart and knew there were alternative choices. Based on this video, it seems clear to me it was premeditated. That he turned on his mother and brothers, well that's just evil. I'd like to see an interview with him now. I'd like to see how he's changed.
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