Balancing Scales Of Evil
I read an ABC News piece by Mr. Oliver Libaw
about a "Measuring Evil And Depravity Scale".
It sounded like an "Outer Limits" TV show,
except in this case it was true!
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by Joseph Bolden According to Michael Welmer, a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the "Depravity Scale", his invention is a scientific way for judges, juries, and others to measure evil acts. Mr. Welmer’s Depravity Scale has 26 categories, divided into three subcategories: intent, actions, and behavior. Unfortunately I can’t go through these categories or I’d be plagiarizing Mr. Libaw’s work. Lets just say crimes committed based on race, sexual orientation or religion all have their place on the scale. Torture, murder, or harm with intent not to kill though seriously hurt and/or maim are all on the depravity scale, which someday all victims and jurors may use in court. Mr. Welmer has worked most of the glitches ‘n gremlins out of his prototype, so when testing begins, he should be able to pass all the tests he’ll be given by various law enforcement officials. To Know the Evil Deeds we are all capable of is a burden I don’t want, but if it forces us to examine and improve ourselves, then bring on this evil and depravity contraption. So far we’ve only been guessing at what constitutes pure evil or a bad seeds, leaving Old Nick to tell us if our souls are weak. I hope there are also ways to measure goodness too, someday only then will Mankind have both weighed equally. Please donate what can to Poor Magazine or C/0 Ask Joe at 255 9th St.Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA. For Joe only my snail mail: |