Jul
14thPut some shoes on, kid
The “Barefoot Bandit” is No Folk Hero
Go put some shoes on.
America has a long history of making heroes out of lunatics. Our country’s most famous outlaw folk hero, Jesse James, was simply an angry, homicidal ex-Confederate who murdered and robbed because he was most likely a psychopath. But at least people have the perception that he “robbed from the rich and gave to the poor,” ill-informed as they may be.
What has Colton Harris-Moore done besides rob, period? His fans say he wouldn’t hurt anyone. So that’s all it takes to become a modern American folk hero? To follow your criminal instincts, turn your victims’ lives upside down, and have the police talk you out of blowing your head off? The kid’s got serious problems and committed a bunch of crimes. That’s it.
Folk heroes are supposed to stand for something. It’s a sad day when we make a hero out of a pouty-faced child who just can’t control himself.
—Dywer
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I totally agree with you. I’m disgusted that this kid who has victimized many is being made out to be a hero. He’s a psychopath. He has hurt many by burglarizing their homes, stealing and destroying their property—and yet, he’s a hero??? He doesn’t have remorse. The judge, his lawyer, and psychiatrist have been manipulated by him and fooled into believing that because he had a traumatic childhood, somehow this explains or excuses his harmful and hurtful behavior. That’s simply the pity ploy of a psychopath. While I have compassion on Moore for having experienced a difficulty childhood, it does not excuse the harm he has caused others. He’s definitely got serious problems. I’d say he’s a psychopath who is impulsive, violates the rights of others without any remorse, and has shown this behavioral pattern since age 12. Something’s very wrong and I’m not sure why the American public worships the ground he walks on. Being fascinated by him is one thing, admiring him is another. It’s really twisted. This kid stands for lawlessness and nothing more.