At the first instance of watching the documentary, I am perturbed. The lack of remorsefulness with which the interviewed individual reports of having planned his brother’s death is shocking. To think that a human being could be capable of such a heinous crime and not be sorry about it is unbelievable. Later, when the documentary recounts characteristics of psychopaths, I begin to understand. Even further enabling this understanding is the research that is being carried out on the brain such as of the cerebral cortex. The realization that something lacking in the brain would contribute to such characteristics is sad, but also encouraging. As realized by the end of the documentary, there may be interventions involving operating on the brain, which may give psychopaths a chance at the empathy they so lack.
I do not think that psychopaths can be rehabilitated and brought back into the community. Research indicates that there is a lot of controversy surrounding the topic. On the one hand, there are cases of such offenders being detained in mental institutions. In such cases, there are those who argue that such serious offenders should be punished in prison. On the other hand, some psychologists feel psychopaths, when understood, can be rehabilitated (Norton, 2018). When watching the documentary, one person who brings to light this fact is Peter Weirehet. In approaching O.J Simpsons, he uses an approach that is not harmful to Simpson’s ego. Notably, analysis tells them at the time that O.J has symptoms of a psychopath. Nonetheless, because psychopaths still get to interact with many different people out in the community, it is still dangerous to assume they can be integrated. This is especially so since not everyone they get to interact with will know how to approach them.
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Reference
Norton, C. (2018, April 24). Can Psychopaths Be Rehabilitated? Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/can-psychopaths-be-rehabilitated/283300/
