hers. A prime example is Hate Crimes: killing one another over race, religion or beliefs. As Kenneth Jost calls them, “bias-motivated crimes” are on the rise. (Jost 1) “Many believe that the death of Fred Martinez Jr., a gay, trans-gendered student was a reaction to his sexual preference. (Duggan 1) A kid dying because he was sexually interested in males rather than females, to most this sounds ridiculous, yet it happens each day within the U.S. One of the largest motives brought up however is greed. An extreme example of such greed took place in San Francisco California. “Twenty-two year old Herbert Monterroza was arrested not too long ago for the murder of his parents. Police believe Monterroza hired a man to kill his own parents so he and his new bride could live in their home.” (Housing 1) This is one of many extreme murder cases that takes place within the United States each year, all with the same common thread: money or property. Probably the most mysterious type would be that of a serial killer or terrorist. Christopher Hitchens sums it all up by saying “The motive for such an action was to kill as many innocent people as seemed feasible.” (Hitchens 1) There is no real explanation for murder like this. In a loss of words Doctors and Psychologists offer excuses such as a chemical imbalance or a traumatizing childhood. Yet this is as far as we’ve gotten. Many People have many opinions when it comes to murder, just as many criminals have many excuses. Unfortunately this is all we have opinions and excuses nothing concrete. This being a procedure so complex, we will probably never be able to pinpoint an exact explanation. ...
