In a recent episode of "Hidden Killers," Tony Brueski delved into a chilling exploration of the mind of a killer with psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott. The conversation revolved around the mystifying reasons individuals might commit heinous acts, particularly in the context of sexual domination.
 
“Have there been cases where people who've committed something this heinous? 'cause everyone looks at us and goes, how did they go in there and kill four people that quickly?” Tony asked. The intriguing possibility of someone being in a dissociative state while committing a crime was discussed. Could someone commit murder without retaining a memory of the act?

“I don’t think it typically works that way,” Scott replied. "Even when they're in a dissociative state, it's not like a full-blown, multiple personality disorder kind of thing where one part of them comes out and does something and the other part doesn't know.”
 
She clarified that even in cases of dissociation, it's more about a change in mood rather than a complete loss of awareness. The conversation shifted to understanding the sexual motivation behind certain types of killers. According to Scott, for some, violence is erotic. “The violence is the erotic part and it's generally something that they have been rehearsing in their mind for years and years before they engage in it.”
 
With the myriad of explicit content available on the internet, Tony wondered, “Why do people go to these sorts of lengths to get that sort of satisfaction or sexual satisfaction out of something like this?” Scott offered that the rarity of these individuals is due to a combination of factors, one of them being differences in the brain that pushes them to seek thrills and lack empathy. "There are differences in their need for thrills. There are differences in their lack of, you know, the brain that causes them to not have compassion or empathy for other people," she explained.
 
The current digital age, replete with a plethora of explicit content, poses another question: does the sheer volume and availability of such material deter individuals from acting out violent fantasies, or does it exacerbate them? Scott believes the latter is the concern. Based on her experience working with rapists and sex offenders, she found that indulgence in sadistic porn intensifies their fantasies, making them more likely to act on them.

Moreover, the availability and accidental access to explicit content by children pose alarming threats to their developing minds. "One of my greatest concerns with kids is that I have seen seven and eight-year-old boys in therapy who are already into this material that they've stumbled into online," Scott shared.
 
When children's understanding of sexuality is built around violence and cruelty, a lack of empathy and arousal can shape a potentially dangerous mentality. It's a pressing issue that society needs to address with urgency.
 
The episode not only sheds light on the intricacies of the human mind but also emphasizes the need for society to be more proactive in understanding and combating the factors that might lead individuals down dark paths. In the ever-evolving digital age, the conversation initiated by Tony Brueski and Shavaun Scott serves as a wake-up call to monitor, manage, and mitigate the impacts of explicit content, especially on the young and impressionable.
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