Mental Motivations

Many things can trigger a person to murder.  A person can be very unstable and kill because of anger.  They can be mentally ill and believe that killing the other person is the answer to the problem.  Another reason to kill could be because of drugs.  Either they want drugs, a drug dealer ripped them off, or their minds have become warped on the drugs which causes their logic and trains of thought to be all over the board. Criminals could also be raised in a very hostile environment. They could have grown up in neighborhoods where murders and crime were part of everyday lives.  They have grown up to mirror the actions they watched while growing up.  They think the only way to manage their anger is by getting violent, which can sometimes result in murder.  Murderers can also be triggered by conditions in their environment such as paranoia other fears.  One time murderers don't kill for fun.  They end up killing because they feel threatened.  A different, however intriguing theory is that counselors have a way of warping the thinking process of murderers.  They say that counselors and therapists can change somebody's thinking about a certain topic. This can be used in either a good or bad way.  Depending on the stability of the counselor, they can actually use their patients to commit crimes and do tasks for them.  I found this very interesting because of how outlandish it seemed.  It doesn't seem like a counselor would have the drive or means to try to do something like this, however it is completely plausible.  It almost seemed like something out of a movie.