In a recent article by Dylan Stableford in the Yahoo! News entitled "D.C. sniper 10 years later: 'I was a monster,'" Stableford informs readers of the thoughts and feelings of Lee Boyd Malvo, the D.C. sniper, 10 years after he and John Aleen Muhammad murdered many people.
According to the article, Malvo says: "If you look up the definition, that's what a monster is. I was a ghoul. I
was a thief. I stole people's lives. I did someone else's bidding just
because they said so. There is no rhyme or reason or sense." If you believe what he is saying, it is clear that he laments his decision to murder several people. That said, there is no excuse for such heinous acts against innocent people.
Malvo did not decide to commit these horrible crimes on his own. At the time, he was only 17 years old, and was being "brainwashed" by John Allen Muhammad to do his bidding. This reminds me of how young boys in the Middle East are being brainwashed by extremist groups there. The groups are training young children to become terrorists when they are older.
Malvo may feel bad about the atrocious acts he committed, but that does not mean he deserves to be forgiven. No matter how sorry he feels, the people he murdered cannot be brought back and the damage done to their families cannot be undone.
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