Perhaps we are genetically wired to behave in this way. i recently read a book saying that we may ahve deep genetic wiring for domestic violence and for males attacking other males who try to make time with their women. Evolutionarily speaking, such violence was extremely rewarded by offspring production. Nobody messed with your mate because they knew you’d kill them. You didn’t waste resources raising someone else’s kid because you made damn sure your mate was loyal. Now, today, we’ve “outgrown” such basic primitive mindsets, right? uhh, well, maybe the law has progressed,a nd what is deemed socially acceptable has changed in terms of beating your wife, seeking blood vengeance, etc., but our genetic wiring is still intact and what worked for many thousands of years doesn’t change licketysplit just ebcause a few laws change in 100 years. Perhaps in the cave days, when you had toleave your cave, you despoiled your cave. After all, youa re in direct competition with other humans, and it’s a zero sum game, extreme competition for limited resources (food was much mroe scarce back int he old days)…we may actually be genetically wired to thrash our houses when foreclosed upon. Not an excuse, not a defense, definitely won’t work in court, and i should add that of course people shoudl control themselves and should definitely not beat their wives to control their woman’s behavior or kill other guys who mess with their wives, this is merely an observation based on recent reading (THE MURDERER NEXT DOOR, by some psychologist) for your amusement…
