Transcript

We know that people who don’t like to take personal responsibility (0:03) like to find other people to blame for their circumstances. (0:08) And so it isn’t surprising at all (0:10) that Keith wants to blame his circumstances (0:13) on the government, on the president, on the system, (0:18) on everybody other than himself. (0:21) There’s a term in psychology called escalation of commitment (0:24) where that person just doubles down (0:27) and just keeps throwing good effort after bad (0:30) because the prospect of turning back (0:33) seems worse and harder and longer (0:37) than just trying to power through.
(0:40) It’s difficult in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy (0:43) to say how somebody should and should not react to it. (0:48) There are people who shut down. (0:50) There are people who get very expressive.
(0:52) But there are certain behaviors that people engage in (0:56) that are clearly unusual. (0:59) The fact that Christina is giving this child up (1:02) while she’s in a committed relationship with Keith (1:06) suggests to me one of two things. (1:08) Either her maternal instincts really are not that strong, (1:13) which I don’t think is true because she seems by all accounts (1:15) to have been a pretty good mom to the first two kids, (1:18) or the second possibility, which I think is more likely, (1:21) which is that Keith probably pressured her into it, (1:25) makes me really wonder if there isn’t going to be (1:28) resentment building in Christina going forward.
(1:30) When you put your children’s intact family at risk (1:34) so that you can indulge something (1:36) that would make you happy personally at their expense, (1:41) it’s arguably abusive. (1:43) It’s extremely unusual for anybody (1:45) to want to kill a family member. (1:48) And for somebody to want to kill family members (1:50) strictly to unburden themselves of the responsibilities (1:53) of being a husband and father, (1:56) and then strictly to get money (1:59) so that they can continue living the lifestyle they want to live, (2:02) shows a stunning lack of the normal human connectedness (2:09) and empathy that most of us have (2:11) for those closest to us in life, our families.
(2:14) In this case, Keith seems to be sort of acquiescing (2:18) to the idea that the marriage is over, sort of accepting it, (2:22) and that is a marked change in his behavior. (2:26) When I see a marked change in behavior, I’m suspicious. (2:30) Is it genuine? (2:31) If you’ve reached the point where you’re thinking about (2:32) trying to hold on to somebody through threats, (2:35) it’s probably a lost cause, (2:37) and you ought to be thinking instead (2:38) about how to safeguard your own rights (2:42) and make the outcome be the best that it can be for you.
(2:45) The fact that he went on Facebook and announced to the world (2:48) essentially what he had done (2:50) and basically said he was proud of it (2:52) suggests to me that it’s much more likely (2:55) that as the cops closed in on him, (2:57) he was a guy who was not about to accept (3:00) the consequences of his actions. (3:02) He was not about to go in front of a judge and a jury (3:05) and be convicted of it and have to sit in prison (3:08) or go on death row and ultimately pay for it.