- Joined
- Nov 7, 2014
I did not mean to imply Jack was totally complicit in what happened to him. My argument was that he made decisions for himself that played a part in this sad, premature end. He had a brain in his head. I don't have a problem with civil disagreement, but I just can't view him as a helpless damsel; he was not stupid, insane, or, at the outset, helpless. He walked into a trap, yes, but he walked into it. I agree with the consensus that Dylan is an abuser.
Jack may not have been a helpless damsel, but he was an emotionally vulnerable young man who fell into an extremely emotionally abusive relationship. Yes, his choices were technically his, but the same applies to people who join cults and asphyxiate themselves so they can catch a ride on the next comet heading out. The same applies to battered women who get out, get their lives together, then go back to their abusive husbands because they think things will be different this time, then end up shot in the head. You just can't blame the dead. Not even when it seems so obvious what they should have done.