Why Is Charles Whitman Doing Wrong

Chatles Whitman know as the “Texas Tower Sniper” was a man who killed his mother, wife and several other people at the Universit of Texas at Austin in 1966 (Macleod). People persived Whitman to be an upstanding man but he was suffering with mental health issues and reached out for help. He was unable to receive the help he needed and was responsible for a tragity that took many lifes. After, Charles Whitman’s death an autopsy revealed a tumor on the amygdala. The amygdala is a region of the brain that regulates/controls and detects fear and emergency responses. Whitman had suffered headaches and increased violent outburst before the Texas tower sniping. Given the new information about the region of his brain that was damaged and the type
According to an article from CrimeLibrary, Whitman had a violent abusive father. The damage to his amygdala and the past experiences while growing up with an abusive father where a mix for disaster. He knew what he was doing was wrong but was unable to control his violent urges due to lack of fear and an emergency type of paranoia. The reason that Charles Whitman should be held accountable for his actions is because he knew what he was doing was wrong. He just had no control over his emotions/actions due to his mental state. I do not believe that he should have received any form of capital punishment because he did seek help, but was failed (as so many mental health patience are), but committing the type of crime that he committed should not be excusable for any reason mental health or
If he was imprisoned, he would be reviewed and further information could have been taken and documented as to cause and effect and possible damage to the amygdala would have been discovered. Personally, I feel that the abuse he experienced from his father during his adolescent years contributed to the aggression and anger Whitman