Incredibility handsome serial killer confesses to 39 murders
A 26 year old man from Goiania, Brazil has confessed
to murdering 39 people. Da Rocha has allegedly shot and killed all of his victims from a
motorbike, including a 14-year-old girl who was standing at a bus stop as well
as 16 women who include homeless people and transvestites. Da Rocha at the age
of 11 was sexually abused, I had an ordinary childhood until I was 11 claimed
DaRocha; I was sexually abused by a neighbor.
After that I felt like I was nothing, I felt
the anger growing in me from that moment on. When I was 22, I couldn't stop
myself anymore, it was like I had to do it," were the words from Da Rocha
as he was being interviewed. "I tried to do other things to get it out,
but they didn't work. He also admitted
that his motivation towards killing people was from “great anger” and killing
was the only way to get it out of his systems. It has been said that Da Rocha
has no love for himself, in fact, he has attempted suicide
He is being temporarily held in a single cell
in prison in the city. Da Rocha called on the wardens saying he was “in the
mood to kill”. He was put in a single cell because he would always answer
criminally and said he would kill one of the other inmates.
1.
Do
you think being sexually abused affects people mentally or can they get help to
eventually overcome the problem?
2.
If
Da Rocha had received help from the start, do you think he wouldn’t have
committed all those murders?
3. What would you suggest
for Da Rocha in terms of rehabilitation so that if he is released from prison
he will not be tempted to further commit heinous crime such as killing innocent
individuals?
I do believe being sexually abused can affect people mentally especially at a young age. If he had gotten help at an early age then maybe he would have eventually overcame the problem. Therefore, if Da Rocha had gotten help from the start he wouldn’t have committed all of the murders. If he got help, then he would’ve known how to cope with his anger in other ways rather than murdering innocent people. I would suggest for Da Rocha to be put in a mental rehabilitation. There, he can figure out his problems and figure out another solution for his anger instead of killing.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you Yazmin. Da Rocha should’ve had mental help from the beginning. To be frank, I don’t really think he wanted help. Because, as stated above he said “I tried to do other things to get it out, but they didn’t work.” If he truly wanted help he should’ve gone to get therapy, but he didn’t. so I feel he is just trying to pretend like he really did want to stop.
DeleteI agree with Yazmin because it does affect you more when you are in a younger age like he was. But most of all like she said he should really be in mental rehabilitation
DeleteI agree with yazmin becuase i have seen this before. I knew a person that was sexually abused and they have been through a bad child hood. That person got help and its hard to get over it but the are still doing better now. He could of got help but being abused with mentally hard them.
DeleteI agree with you it shouldn't affect you at that point of age. He should of gotten help.
DeleteI agree with you Yazmin. I too believe that if Da Rocha was provided with the adequate treatment at an early age it could have changed his life. Maybe he would of overcame the problem or found some way to cope with it and all the anger it brought him. What I would like to know however is whether or not he told some one about the incident before it was too late.
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DeleteI disagree with you. At the age of 22 he knew something was wrong with him. So why he couldn't he get help?
DeleteI agree with Yazmin Da Rocha should be sent to a mental rehabilitation hospital. That way he can get the help that he needs to control his anger.
DeleteI agree with you Yazmin him getting abused at a young age did affect even more because he felt helpless not having anybody to talk to.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused can affect you mentally. Those who have had the misfortune to have had that happen to them can seek help, to help them push through that horrible stage in their life. But I believe that there will always be that memory in the back of their head. Some will chose to come to terms with it and become stronger along the way, while others, like Da Rocha will let that dictate their life. If Rocha had received help earlier I believe that there might have been a better chance of preventing those murders from occurring. I suggest that Rocha undergo extensive psychological evaluations so that psychologists might be able to help him with the rage that has been building inside him, and hopefully stop him from killing more innocent people.
ReplyDeleteYou are right! Some people could hold that in the back of their head, but if he had the help and encouragement , Da Rocha would've been stronger and done better things in life instead of committing those horrible crimes. He should get all the help that is provided for him while being in prison.
DeleteI totally agree with Juanita. Some people are strong enough to move on and hold everything, but some people like Da Rocha can’t they have to take it out on others. For example, harming all those people including a 14 year old girl!
DeleteI agree with you Juanita. Being sexually abused can mess a person up especially when it’s not treated right away. He should’ve gone to get help as soon as it happened because maybe then it would’ve stopped all the crimes he committed. Good choice in sending him to undergo psychological evaluations. He may now finally learn how to cope with all those years of being miserable and remembrance of his childhood.
DeleteI also agree with you Juanita. No matter how much help a person that has been sexually abused receives, it is impossible to forget an incident of that magnitude. What the person has to decide from then on is whether they are going to use that incident to make them stronger or let it break them down. I too believe Da Rocha was broken down and didn't know how to deal with his feelings.
DeleteI believe being sexually abused affects people mentally because it changes a person’s mindset especially around that age. I believe he should have spoken to someone about the issue to control his anger towards people. If he would have had help from another person I think he wouldn’t have committed that crime. When talking to someone it releases all the stress, tears, and anger. If he is released from prison I would suggest putting him in mental rehab to prevent him from not controlling his anger anymore.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you. He needs some serious mental help to overcome what had happened to him in the past and know how to handle his anger the next time he feels like killing. There is plenty of ways to control and avoid the crimes.
DeleteI agree with Jocelyn that he should have spoken in order to control the issue and his anger against people
DeleteI agree with you it does affect people mentally and he does need help he should of gotten help in the first place.
DeleteI agree. Being abused at a young age will scar and affect you your whole life. But there are different ways to overcome these hardships to live a life at peace. I would put him in a mental rehabilitaion center and give him counseling to help clear his mind.
DeleteI agree with you Jocelyn that he needs help. However, I do not think he actually wanted it. Because although he said “I tried to do other things to get it out, but they didn't work,” I don’t think he did enough. Because if he really wanted to stop killing he would’ve gone to get real help, like a psychologist, but he did not, which is why I do not believe he really wanted to stop himself. I feel his only saying that so that he may get pity in hopes of getting a reduced sentence.
DeleteI agree with you that being sexually abused can affect people especially at an early age. Since he was younger, he didn’t really know how to cope or react to what happened. I believe as he grew older all that anger just made him explode into a murderer. He should be given a lot of help to let him forget his childhood disaster. I think with a bit of mental help, he may be able to overcome all the murders.
DeleteI agree with you that receiving treatment at a young age might have stopped him from commuting these crimes. If he is released from prison I think sending him to a mental hospital would be beneficial.
DeleteI disagree with you. He if was so mentally disturbed, then why wasn't he committing crimes at the age of 11? Why did he wait until was 22 until 39 to start killing women?
DeleteI agree with you Jocelyn. He could've done so many other things to get help. He knew that it wasn't normal to go around killing innocent people, yet he still did it. He isn't right in the head.
DeleteI do believe that being sexual abused in such a young age does affect people mentally. Sometimes talking about the situation or trying to help; could either go good or bad. Depending on the individual and the situation, it is not an easy problem to just drop and continue with life. But I also believe that certain help could've helped him overcome his anger towards people out in general. He needed guidance along with him. Just because someone did that to him don't mean he should take his anger out in innocent people. He would have a different mentality as well as a different way to take out his anger. Da Rocha should do life in prison, he cannot blame that incident for his crimes. He killed 39 people, mostly young women. Just because he felt like he had too because he was mad? But yet he still alive. He should be punished, in a single cell and I suggest some type of mental help without being released, because what if he continues to do those horrible crimes once again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. If someone is sexually abused its hard to get over it. If someone would've helped him there's a chance he wouldn't had killed all those people.
DeleteI agree with you, Yesenia. It is a hard thing to drop & forget about. Although, just because you can't drop the subject that doesn't mean you can go on a killing rampage. Da Rocha was 22; he knew what he was doing was wrong. He should've seeked help.
DeleteI agree with you Yesenia he shouldn’t be released even if he gets help. He still killed 39 people so he should be punished like everybody else.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused does affect you mentally. It makes you feel different and be scared but, that doesn't mean to go around killing innocents and take your anger out on someone that didn't do anything to harm you. I agree that if he had help from the beginning he would not be doing the stuff he was doing. I wouldn't think the judge would think about the after prison because I think he should be in prison for life not one was it more than one innocent life but more that several.
ReplyDeleteI believe that people who get abused sexually is not something that you can get over or overcome. I do believe that Da Rocha could have possibly been helped if he had the right counseling. Instead of releasing him to the public to commit any more murders i believe he should be sent to a mental facility that could help him with being counseled for being sexually abused when he was a child. Several innocent lives were lost over this i also believe he should get help immediately even in jail and the guard at wherever he's being held should be on watch for him because he might try and commit suicide as he gets time to think about what he's done.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Xavier that being sexually abused is something that you will never over come. It is a fear that will live with you for life. I also agree that if Da Rocha had the right counseling he might have controlled his anger towards people.
DeleteI do believe that being sexually abused affects people mentally. I also think they should take counseling in order to overcome the problem. I do believe if Da Rocha would have received help from the beginning he wouldn't have killed all these people. I don't agree with letting him out of prison if he is in a rehabilitation center because, he did kill innocent people. He shouldn't be off the hook for that. He should receive help, but not so he can get out of prison.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you jennifer I dont think he should be let out
DeleteI strongly agree with you Jennifer because even though he was scared as a child he isn't innocent he murdered so much people, so I also say that he should just remain in prison or a rehabilitation center but not be loose to the public because he is dangerous.
DeleteI understand why you would not want to see Da Rocha released from prison so maybe he could e rehabilitated so that he can interact with other inmates.
DeleteJennifer, I strongly agree with you. He does need mental help. I believe he just wants attention. I agree that he would have not committed that crime if he would have had attention.
DeleteI think people can get help to overcome being sexually abused. I think if Da Rocha had gotten help from the start he would not have committed all those murders he confessed to doing. I dont believe that Da Rocha should be given the option to get out of prison; i think he has killed to many people to be rehabilatized.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Isaiah that Da Rocha should't be given the option to get out of prison to go to a rehabilitation center. He has done enough harm to innocent people to do that. He also should have gone to get help a long time ago but he chose not to.
DeleteI agree, Da Rocha should not be given the right to get out just so that he can go to rehab. He got raped when ever he was eleven, he could of had gotten some help back then, not now.
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DeleteI agree, even if he was released from prison he might still be a danger to society maybe even a bigger one. Since he has been in prison for a pretty long time
DeleteI totally agree with you. Da Rocha should not have the privilege of believing he can “free” if he seeks help. I know many people that have overcome being sexually abused, so why couldn’t he?
DeleteI believe that if a child gets abused at an early age that it will scar them for life no matter how much thearpy he or she takes. It will affect them mentally and their perspective of things will be different out in the real world. If Da Rocha would have recieved help from the start he might have not murdered all those people. He could have possibly controlled his anger better by staying in a rehabilitation center as long as he needed till he felt comfortable not to hurt people. I would suggest that Da Rocha shouldn't be given the opportunity to go to rehabilitation, he has killed so many people that this has a small percentage of him changing and living a normal life.However he should talk to some therapist while in prison but leaving shouldn't be an option in this case.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you because rehab can’t change a person when so much has been done to them in their lifetime
DeleteI strongly agree with you because being abused as a child will leave any person scared for life. Maybe therapy could help them overcome that but it might take a long time.
DeleteHe should get life in prison or the death penalty because if you release him he would still be killing more people.Even if he still gets help its not going to help because he's scared for life with that memory.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Marisa, he has already killed thirty nine people. Even if he gets help, he has committed the crime.
DeleteIf he gets help then he won't have the "need" to kill someone because he would have gotten the right amount of help that he needs. I don't think that he is scared for life because of the incident. I don't even think that he is scared. He's just angry and frustrated because of what happened. He's angry at his offender for doing it.
DeleteHe is hurting inside that nobody don't know what he went though. So he's emotions are telling him to kill. But he shouldn't have killed innocent people for no reason.
ReplyDeleteIn my personal opinion I think that after people have been sexually abused, it’s hard for them to overcome it by themselves and should speak out and find help. I think that later it does affect them, especially if they have been abused for a long time. At first it would be hard for Da Rocha to receive help and let some healing in to make him feel better. But of course if he just didn’t do anything to seek help he was obviously building great anger. The poor thing at a young age had been abused physical but also mentally, resulting for the great anger to build up. I don’t think that he will be released from his sentenced but, if he were he would have to be able to forgive and heel within himself. Because killing innocent people to let the anger out or just because he feels like in the mood of committing murder.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you because being able to overcome abuse takes a lot.
DeleteI agree with you Adriana, it is very hard to get over something as serious as this by yourself. Also like you said, if he gets out of his sentence he needs to change and get help.
DeleteDa Rocha didn’t feel as though help was an option for him. If Da Rocha got help from the start then I do believe he wouldn’t have killed I feel being sexually abuse does effect a person’s life mentally but I also do believe people can get help. many people. He would have dealt with his issue and became a normal person in society. I believe if De Rocha did go to rehab he wouldn’t be a better person in society. He has killed too many people to become a normal human that lived in society again.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion is that no matter how old he is, he does not have the right to kill thirty nine people. I understand he was eleven when ever he went threw this but he could of had gotten some help from a psychologists. It happened to him when ever he was little, like if he would of had talked about it with someone maybe, just maybe he could of had set that aside. Yeah, nobody gets over something that delicate but it is something that can be put in the past and not make someone like Da Rocha kill other innocent people.
ReplyDeleteIn my own opinion i do believe that being sexually abused does affect there mentally. They can get help but ,if it takes them years after to get help it will not help alot. As a young age your mid is set different then when your a adult. I think that if Da Rocha had got help in the begginning he would of never commited murder. Da Rocha should get more than rehabilition , he needs some mental help becuase it affect his mind as a kid.
ReplyDeleteYes, I totally agree! Since Da Rocha went through things as a minor he should have received some type of help. The help he would have gotten would have probably helped him since it was an early age. As time progressed he eventually probably got angrier and it escalated. Things escalated to far to the point where he killed innocent life’s. I as well think he needs mental help and anger management classes or something related to that.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused has a great effect on people who are victims of this. Although few receive help many outgrow their anger towards the person that harmed them in that way. If Da Rocha would have received help, the crimes could have been prevented. I believe he felt that he was alone and ostracized from everyone. I think he felt that no one would love him after being sexually violated. Many people that get rape refuse to tell someone because of the shame and fear of what others will say. I believe that Da Rocha could have been someone else if he would have received the help needed for his rehabilitation after being a victim of such act. In order for Da Rocha to stop harming others; a process of rehabilitation in prison can allow him to contemplate on what he has done. I believe that years in prison would allow him to reestablish his thoughts with a help of others.
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DeleteI think when your sexually abused you can get help to overcome it or whatever your going through. I think if he would of got help from the start I think he wouldn't be killing people. I think he should go get help when he come's out of prison because he's going to kill more people if he doesn't get help.
ReplyDeleteI agree. If he would seek help, then he could overcome his hardships and not kill. But if he doesn't, then his mentality will stay the same and we will kill again.
DeleteI agree, but then again nobody is the same everyone is different. Maybe he wasn’t strong enough to overcome it and saw that the only way to get rid of all that anger was to kill? Now I’m not saying that it is the right thing to do because it’s not. I don’t think he should be out of the prison. He might think of hurting others.
DeleteI believe that as youngster being sexually abused is a scar for life no amount of help or therapy is going to get him through that horrible thing that occurred that day. If he would have received help from the beginning then maybe he wouldn't of committed those heinous crimes but still no matter what he would still want to pursue revenge because he was victim to rape or sexual abuse. Also, I say keep Da Rocha in prison because he is still going to commit crimes.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you Alexis. If Da Rocha would have received help, the crimes could have been prevented. I believe that it is difficult for Da Rocha to get over the attack of being raped. In order for Da Rocha to stop harming people, he needs counseling help and anger management. I disagree with you at the end of your statement. I believe Da Rocha could stop committing crimes.
DeleteI believe that if a person is sexualy abused at a young age, that it will affect their mentality in the future. If he would've received some type of help, the maybe all these murderes wouldn't occur. For a rehabilitation, i would send him to counseling and find him an alternate way to channel his anger with maybe an activity to do.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you Benjamin. He can overcome the issue by talking to someone about it. Counseling is very helpful and he would have never done what he did.
DeleteI believe that if person is sexually abused no matter the age it will affect them. I believe it will scar them for life, but I don’t see it as a reason why someone should kill innocent people. If Da Rocha would have received help from the start I do think he wouldn’t have committed all those murders. I strongly suggest him to not be removed from prison, for the fact that he may come out of prison even more aggressive since he’s been in prison for a pretty long time.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that he should not be released back into the community at this point. However, he should still get professional psychiatric help for the safety of the inmates and the staff members of the prison.
DeleteI agree with you Cindy, he shouldn’t have used the fact that he has been abused as a reason to commit the murders. I also agree that he shouldn’t be released until he has received professional psychiatric help and anger management for the safety of the community.
DeleteI agree with you Cindy, sexual abuse is not something that you can get over so easily. Da Rocha should of received help from the start so that he could of prevented killing people like he did. Also he is going to be pretty angry if he ever gets out of prison, so it's best if he stays in there.
DeleteYes, I agree with you Cindy. Even though someone is sexually abused, killing people would not solve anything. I also agree for him not to get out of prison if he could since he might be even more aggressive.
DeleteYes, I personally think being sexually abused affects people mentally. A person is mentally scared for the rest of their lives. Help can be brought to them and it might help or might not. I somewhat think if he would have had helped this would have no occurred. Perhaps some anger management, he did try to help himself. I suggest that Da Rocha should go to counseling , anger management, probation , just some type of help to help him .
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Julia, getting help from a professional could’ve helped prevent this heinous act. Also even though he is getting help I would still keep him under constant surveillance until he is mentally stable.
DeleteI agree with you, being sexually abused is hard. Finding help isn't easy for someone who had to experience horrible things during their child hood. But if he had seeked help way before he comitted crimes, he probably would of healed from the pain.
DeleteI agree, who wouldn't feel taken advantage of? Especially if it as at a young age and you don't know better. He could have been helped but that wasn't the case. I hope he gets over his habit of killing to feel better or get out his anger.
DeleteI believe that a person that has been sexually abused will be affected in the future, although there is professional help in the world. Having professional help will eventually help the victim to overcome the problem or their past. In the case of Da Rocha I think that professional help could’ve lessened the amount of damage that was made by him. I suggest to further helping Da Rocha psychiatrically to see if there can be further development of his mind, and if successful, he can go back to the community without much worry of committing another murder. Currently I think that Da Rocha should be placed in solitary confinement and keep getting mental help from a professional, and under constant surveillance.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Cesar, Da Rocha should be under constant surveillance for the safety of the other prisoners and for the staff members of the prison. I also agree that if he had received professional help there wouldn’t have been as much damage.
DeleteYes, Cesar, I as well agree with your statement. If he is to get help then he should be kept under surveillance. He might get the help he needs but perhaps it’s just too late. Maybe the help he gets does help and then again he could always back fire and memories taunt him causing him to do crimes. Therefor he should still be kept under a close eye after all he did commit a big crime. Since he had been sexually abused, I too, believe it would affect anyone in general in the future. I basically agree with everything you’ve stated, the psych iatrical help, checkups and so on. Although the crime has been done , he still needs help if he gets out of prison .
DeleteYes,cesar i agree with your statement.Also if he gets help under someones visitation it could of help him avoid alot of problems.
DeleteBeing sexually assaulted can affect a person mentally, but I believe that person can overcome the problem. He should of seeked help when the sexual assault happened. Doing that could have actually brought his chances of becoming a serial killer to a minimum. In my opinion, Da Rocha should not be release from prison. It’s too late for him to seek help and be released to society, because any single thing can “tick” him off.
ReplyDeleteYes! I agree with you Ramiro, it maybe too late for him to seek help pschologically. I believe it would be just safer for him to stay in prison because, if they let him out who knows how differently he may think.
DeleteI do not agree with Ramiro. Da Rocha can still get help. It may take some time, but he can get better. Da Rocha needs to confront his offender and let his anger out. I believe that, that is the only way that he will get better.
DeleteI agree with you Ramiro. I also think that a person can overcome being sexually assaulted with help. I also do not think that he should be left out of prison since it is to late for him to get help. He killed so many people and can never be forgiven.
DeleteI agree with Ramiro about Da Rocha being released. He has already done so much that if he is released the help he receives will not matter. Da Rocha has already built an evil perception of the world. A perception that is too strong to overcome.
DeleteI agree with you Ramiro. Being sexually assaulted can change the mind of a human drastically. The best thing for him was to find help, but since he never looked for it, he's in prison. He should obviously not be released to the public in these conditions.
DeleteI don't agree with you Ramiro. I don't believe it's ever too late for someone to find help and change. He just needs to find a way to release his anger in a more positive way instead of murder. It's also not easy for everyone to ask others for help. He said he hated himself for what happened to him so maybe he felt kind of embarrassed talking to someone about it.
DeleteI believe that when a person is sexually abuse they will never get over it, even though there is people that can help them. I think if Da Rocha would have received help from the beginning the outcome would've been the same because he said that his anger was building up. “I felt the anger growing in me from that moment on." I don't see why he should ever be let out of prison he should stay there cause I believe that he is capable of killing again.
ReplyDeleteYou’re right that most of the persons that have ever been sexually abused will never forget what they did to them. If he would’ve got help from a psychiatrist then he could’ve overcome his problem. Killing innocent people wasn’t necessary for him to do.
DeleteI agree with you partially. Someone that is a victim of rape could overcome it. I believe that if Da Rocha would have received help, he could have been a different person. His rehabilitation in prison should help enormously. Da Rocha needs someone to help him. I believe that at some point he could be able to live peacefully with himself.
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ReplyDelete1. Yes, I extremely believe that being sexually abused can affect others dramatically. I believe that they can overcome it by going to therapy. If you put yourself to try to overcome the problem you can. All you have to do is try to become a better person.
ReplyDelete2. If he would’ve gotten help from a psychiatrist then he wouldn’t have committed all this crime. He should’ve tried to overcome this problem in a positive way. He did the wrong thing by taking out his anger on people that never did anything to him.
3. If Da Rocha changes then there’s a probability that he won’t cause no harm to others. Before they take him out of prison they should make sure and see if it’s ok for him to be out there without causing any harm. When he gets out of prison he should continue going to rehab so that he won’t harm others.
i believe being sexually abused can corrupt somebody's life. There is no excuses tho you can get help .You can go to therapy! With the help he would have not been in this state of mind ! Those were innocent people he killed. He should never be let out of prison anyway bu tif so he should never be alone.
ReplyDeletei agree with Aide people who have been sexually abused have a long term effect.
ReplyDeleteLuis is right! He should never be let out of prison.
ReplyDeleteI believe that being sexually abused does affect you mentally. Any person that has been sexually abused can over come it, if they get the proper help. Most of the time these people don't get the apt help that they need, so they don’t end up doing something horrible like Da Rocha. If Da Rocha would've gotten help from the beginning then he wouldn't have committed all of the crimes that he did. I believe that Da Rocha can get better if he confronts the offender, the person that sexually abused him when he was younger. Da Rocha has to let his anger out on the person that did that to him so he won’t hurt anymore innocent people.
ReplyDeleteBeing sexually abused does effect someone but no to the extent of killing so many people. I believe there was something else that effected him or he is just mentally crazy. If Da Rocha had help from the beginning he might of not committed so many crimes but if there is something mentally wrong with him, nothing could have stopped him. I would not even consider having him out from prison. Even if i could, I wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I wouldn't let him out of prison. Cause no matter if he mentally ill he knew he could've got help and he still killed those people. I also agree that there might of been some else wrong with him.
DeleteI agree. He should stay in prison. If he had help from the beginning, this wouldn't happen.
DeleteI agree with you he shouldn’t be released from prison. He knew what he was getting himself into; he needs to learn his lesson just like any other person.
DeleteYou are right, he should not have the privilege to rome the earth like the rest of us. Also, I too believe something else caused him to "explode."
DeleteI do believe that being sexually abused at a young age affects a person and if they do not seek help it could lead to unhealthy behavior. Had Da Rocha received the help he needed it could have changed the way he perceived himself which, according to him, was the reason behind his killing spree. Da Rocha should receive therapy to see if he can be rehabilitated so that he can start interacting with other inmates because studies show that solitary confinement has negative affects on people.
ReplyDelete.I agree with Ashley, because it could have been prevented. I’m guessing that Da Rocha may have been seeking attention, and if he would have received it the crime could have been prevented. And like she stated the crime had a lot to do with the way he perceived himself, so if he would have seen himself in others perspective his perception would have changed.
DeleteI do believe that being sexually abused can affect people mentally but to some extent it can also be either prevented or overcame. If Da Rocha had received help from the start I think the amount of murders may have decreased or the crime wouldn’t have been as harsh. I would suggest for the suspect to join a mental facility so that if he is released he will not be tempted to commit any crimes.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you, if he would've received help than he would've not thought about murdering all those people.
DeleteI agree, he should've asked to be helped or looked for other things to take his anger out on. I hope he gets the help he needs in order to live peacefully within himself.
DeleteI agree with you, if he would’ve received help from the start he wouldn’t have murdered so many people.
DeleteYes, I do believe being sexually abused affects people mentally, but also they could've talked to someone n could've got help to overcome the problem. If Da Rocha would've received help from the start he probably wouldn't have committed all those murder. I suggest for Da Rocha to be put in a rehabilitation facility and then back into prison to see if he'll try to kill an inmate. If he still thinks about murdering them like he's said before than he should be kept in prison.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Alejandra. Being sexually abuse will change a person life. He should also stay in prison. Being sexually abuse will change a person life.
DeleteI strongly agree with you Alejandra. Rocha could’ve prevented this from happening by getting help to overcome the problem.
DeleteI agree with you Alejandra. If Da Rocha would've received help from the beginning those people that were murdered might have still been alive.
DeleteI agree with you Alejandra. Being sexually can change a person life and the way they think or feel. He should stay in prison.
DeleteI do believe being sexually abused can affect a person in a long run. They become angry about how they were taken advantage of and anger builds up. If he were to receive help, he would be less encouraged to release his anger on innocent people. I think he should just be left in imprisonment due to his mind set that he has to kill to feel better.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion. A person being sexually abused can harm them mentally by extremes. I also believe he should not be released from prison.
DeleteI agree with you Crystal. The fact that he was sexually abused can change his mental state.
DeleteI agree with you. Being sexually assaulted can cause great damage to the mind. The disturbing image and memories caused his anger that provoked him to kill. However, that isn't a reason to murder people. I agree that he should be left imprisoned for everyone's safety.
DeleteYes, I believe being sexually abuse will change a person life. They will use their pain on other people. I believe Da Rocha should in rehab, but also he should not have rehab. He had many chances to get help. He should stay in prison to get help.
ReplyDeleteBeing sexually assaulted does indeed change someones life. They should immediately go for help. For Da Rocha, he should have help to talk to him throughout his years in prison.
DeleteWhen a person is sexually abused, that person is affected for the rest of their life. Yes there is help available to the people who have fallen victim to this type of abuse, but it can only help so much. It is impossible for the person to forget the incident but they can always choose to overcome it. If Da Rocha was helped at an early age I believe that he would have been better equipped to control all of the anger the incident has caused him. What I believe is that Da Rocha never shared the incident with anyone therefore never received the help he needed. As for him now, I suggest he be held in a mental institution but not be released back in to the public, there is too much risk and he has done enough harm.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Being abused can harm anyone mentally. He should definitely receive help.
DeleteVery true. He should've seek help for his incident of being sexually assaulted. What He should be held in a mental institute because his mind to kill will strike again.
DeleteIn my personal opinion I think that after people have been sexually abused, it’s hard for them to overcome it by themselves and should speak out and find help. I think that later it does affect them, especially if they have been abused for a long time. At first it would be hard for Da Rocha to receive help and let some healing in to make him feel better. But of course if he just didn’t do anything to seek help he was obviously building great anger. I would suggest that Da Rocha shouldn't be given the opportunity to go to rehabilitation, he has killed so many people that this has a small percentage of him changing and living a normal life.However he should talk to some therapist while in prison but leaving shouldn't be an option in this case.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think being sexually abused is motive to kill because he could’ve eventually overcome the problem with many other methods. I do believe if he would’ve looked for help from the start he probably wouldn’t be in the situation he’s in now. Even though what he went through is tough there are many other people in world who were sexually abused but that didn’t lead them to murder 39 people. It makes absolutely no sense for him to use that as an excuse. I suggest that Rocha undergo extensive psychological evaluations but never be released from prison.
ReplyDeleteBeing sexually abused can affect people mentally because of fear of what the person has done. They can overcome but with in time. I really don't think that if those people get help, it won't stop them from committing crimes. I think they should get help to over come it. I blogged for Karla Gomez today
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Ariana that being sexually assaulted does affect people mentally because of the trauma that they went through. I disagree with you that everyone who was sexually assaulted will commit a heinous crime. It just depends on the person what they choose to do in life.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused is something that you won't forget. There is no need to kill innocent people for that. I understand that being sexually abused is something unforgettable. I think that if somebody would've helped him at the beginning it would help him. But since like nobody did it caused him to commit all these murders to innocent people.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion a person who has been sexually abused will be affected in the future. Even so, it shouldn't be used as a reason to murder people. If Da Rocha had received professional help then there wouldn't be as much damage. I would suggest that Da Rocha stay in solitary confinement under constant surveillance. I would also suggest he receive psychiatric help,and only when he is deemed safe should he be allowed to into the community.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Juancarlos. Trying to cope with being abuse is a hard thing. Murder is not the way but it is one way it helped Da Rocha cope with his abuse.
DeleteI think that being sexually abused can harm someone mentally. It is a tragedy that can change a person's life completely. Da Rocha could have received help. I believe that if we would have received help, he wouldn't have committed the murders. If he would ever get out of prison, he should get therapy to help him mentally and emotionally.
ReplyDeleteBeing sexually abused will haunt those who have suffered it. They will do anything they can to alleviate of what they’ve gone through. They’re can be help, it takes a good psychiatrist to be able to control and help the mind of the person. Only his conscious will prevent him from committing murders. Only thing I would suggest for Da Rocha is be put in mental facilities to have a normal mind like a normal human being.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Javier. Being abuse will make people do bad things to help cope with the mental pain. It is a ugly burden you have to live with.
DeleteI agree with you Gavin. Any kind of abuse is hard to deal with especially when you're alone. People find different ways to cope with their problems for example: drinking, doing drugs, and in this case committing murder. I believe he turned himself in because he knew he needed some sort of help.
DeleteI agree with Javier. If you get abuse at a young age you will be hunted for ever. He should also be put in a mental facility because he is not normal.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused can change the way someone can behave. Take for example people that are bullied. They go crazy and get "revenge" on those who have caused harm or they just do bad things to alleviate their rage. If Da Rocha had help from the start, he probably would have avoided these situations. I would recommend mental rehabilitation because this can help his mentality about the murdering and put him at some sort of ease.
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ReplyDeleteIf there is a will, then there is a way. There is no such thing as not finding help! Not everyone can give you the best advice, but they can say something that might help you. So Da Rocha being abused has nothing to with him killing those women. If he was so angry why he couldn't he just take it up with his neighbor or tell his parents or someone he felt comfortable with? If he was to be released from prison he'll have to be monitored 24/7 and allowed to go to certain places and will have to attend counseling everyday.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa I agree with you, Da Rocha could have received help instead he seeked for revenge but on innocent people. He wasn't thinking right. Da Rocha could have received help but he chose to keep it to himself and it made him very angry.
DeleteI believe being sexually abused wasn’t an excuse for Da Rocha to use that as an excuse for killing all those people who didn’t do anything to him they didn’t have the blame. Also, I believe if he would have gone to someone for help he could of gotten help and have something good in mind and notice many other people get sexually abused not just him. If Da Rocha was to get released from prison I believe he would do a other crime again, so he shouldn’t be released from prison.
ReplyDeleteI agree with yessica, stating that he used his sexually abuse as a excuse of his killing. And I also agree that if he was helped that wouldn't of had happen . But yessica is right how if he was released he would do another crime therefor he should be kept in prison.
DeleteIf Da Rocha would of got help this mass killing would not have happen. I strongly believe that being abused as a child can lead to mental problems. There are lots of cases to people getting abuse as children and leading to terrible innocents. This is a prime example of child abuse leading to killings.
ReplyDeleteI agree, with Gavin for his reasoning and his way of thinking about Da Rocha. He should be kept in prison for life. His examples greatly explain how sexually abuse can lead to mental illness.
DeleteI agree most people that commit mass murders like these have been abused once in their lifetime. With help, this tragedies can be avoided.
DeleteI agree with you Gavin I believe that children who are abused will suffer severe mental problems in their future. They will see society in a different way and will act different towards the public which will lead them to commit heinous crimes.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abuse wouldn't be a key factor of him committing his actions. Killing people for the good of his anger, wouldn't that be a mentally illness. Killing others for fun sounds like a crazy man would do. But I believe if Da Rocha would have helped from the beginning those crimes he committed wouldn't of had happened cause he would of had help and even keep helping him to get better. I believe if he was sent back to the society he would keep killing others cause there would be no motive for him to stop it. Because that illness grew stronger and bigger therefor he shouldn't be let out, he should be in prison for life without parole.
ReplyDeleteBeing sexually abused can and will affect a person mentally. No matter how much help they receive to overcome the problem, they will never fully forget the devastating event. There will always be some type of memory that triggers the mind to make him or her remember the past. If Da Rocha had received help from the start, I believe he wouldn't have turned into a serial killer. Medication, along with therapy, could have helped his mind come into right. One thing for sure is that Da Rocha should NOT be released from prison. He is not only a danger to the public , but also to himself. As for rehabilitation, I believe Da Rocha should be sent to a mental institution to get psychological help.
ReplyDeleteThe memories of the abuse will always be with them throughout their life. Coming to terms helps ease the minds of the victims.
DeleteBeing sexually abused has a great impact on the mind of the victim. Receiving help does not help them forget what happened to him, but helps ease the pain from the abuse. If Da Rocha received the help from the beginning this would not have occurred. His view on society would have changed and would not go killing people. Da Rocha would help from specialist to help come to terms with his abuse.
ReplyDeleteYour right being sexually abused does have a huge impact on someone's life, however people are different. Some want to get the help to forget to go on with their life's. And some are just too afraid to talk about it.
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DeleteYou are right being sexually assaulted can have mental damage on a victim to a server point in his brain. I would have to disagree with the answer stated because getting help from the metal damage sexual assault causes it can help the victim forget about the things that happen. I agree because getting help from a specialist will help Da Rocha with committing his heinous crimes.
In my perspective I believe that people who are sexually abused do suffer mentally in numerous ways especially when its at a young age. It ruins their lives forever even if they seek professional help it might help them a little but what happened to them will still be with them forever.
ReplyDeleteI believe that if Da Rocha had seeked professional help since the beginning he wouldn’t have committed all those heinous crimes that he committed. He would’ve learned to deal with his anger in other ways other than hurting other people.
I would suggest for Da Rocha to seek professional help from a counselor, and i suggest for him to socialize with others after he has progressed with his therapy.
I agree with you Angelica. People involved in sexual amusement so suffer specially when its at a young age. I also think he should seek help.
DeleteI believe being sexually abused does affect you, but that doesn't mean killing innocent people is okay. If Da Rocha had received help from the start, I don't think it would have helped him at all. He said it himself that he felt angry and he couldn't control it. If he was to get released from prison I think he should seek help immediately he is not okay at all. Some mental therapy classes would be good for him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Juan, being sexually abused and being angry towards the world isn't a valid reason for killing innocent people. He should have received help before he started killing people.
DeleteYes, I belive sexual abuse can affect someone at a young age , but you can't let that effect your whole life . If he would of got help maybe it would if helped but who knows . The guy needs help if he's released .
ReplyDeleteI agree with you simon sexual abuse can affect someone in different ways.Many young teens get sexually assualted by someone they trust.I believe he does need help.
DeleteI agree with simon sexual abuse can affect you at a young age. But he should have went to seek help to prevent something like this from happening.
DeleteI agree sexual abuse will affect you, but it affects people differently. He needs serious help.
DeleteI believe that if someone is sexually assualted at a young age they can suffer through depression.Maybe something happened to him sexually that affected him so bad that he wanted others to suffer. I feel like if he got help like going to therapy or something he could've avoided prison.
ReplyDeleteI do think being sexual abused affects people mentally. If Da Rocha would've got help from the start I think he wouldn't have commited all of those murrders. Maybe he just needed someone to talk to and vent. In order for Da Rocha not to commit more murders when he is released, I think he should start taking mental classes while he is doing his prison sentence.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Alex that if he would have gotten help from the beginning that he probably would have never done such a crime. I also agree that he should start taking mental classes in prison to help him with his problem.
DeleteI agree whith alex he should be takin mental classes
DeleteI do believe sexual abuse can affect some mentally. It's never too late for the victims to get help and move on with their lives. In this case, I think Da Rocha never reached out for some sort of help. Even if it means just talking to somebody about it. I believe Da Rocha never talked to anyone about it and took matters into his own hands. The "therapy" he used to relieve himself was by murdering people. I think he just finally had enough and just turned himself in with the police. While he serves his time in jail he should receive a lot of help from a psychologist. He needs someone he can talk to and find another alternative on how to release his anger in a more positive way in case he is ever released.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Anaruth that a person can receive help and move on with their live at any moment it’s just their responsibility to go out in search for it. For the anger part there is an abundant of things to do to release anger and going on a killing spree is not one of them.
DeleteI agree with you Anaruth that it’s never too late to get help if you were a victim of such a horrible crime. I also agree that he should receive a lot of help from a psychologist.
DeleteI agree with Anaruth, it is too late to receive help because, he could of received help before the crimes were committed. Also, someone close to him would better aid than therapy.
DeleteI agree, If he really wanted help or to change he would have put the first foot forward. There are many ways to release anger than to hurt someone else.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused can cause mental problems to those who do not try to find help and try to overcome the situation that there are in people that have been sexually abused have a chance to talk to therapist and seek help from a professional. I believe that if Da Rocha had received help from the beginning that a small reminder of what had happened to Da Rocha could trigger an anger to make him go in a killing spread. I would suggest heavy therapy for the rest of his life and someone to supervise him at all times to ensure he is in a stable condition at all times and he does not want to kill anyone anymore.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tony Carbajal, sexual abused victims have shown different mental patterns from others due to psychological disturbances. Also, I would suggest therapy as well to help him along his life.
DeleteNo I actually believe that that when people are sexually abused that they are scared for life. They can suffer for many years and have horrible flash backs and eventually as you just read can lead to murder, suicide, or worse. Yes I do believe that if Da Rocha had gotten help in the beginning that he would not have committed the horrible crimes that he has committed and maybe he could have gotten justice. I would suggest to him that two wrongs don’t make a right and that that should never be the way for justice.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Steven that what Da Rocha did was not right and it did not change nothing that happened to him he just ended up hurting more people with what he did to those innocent people .Da Rocha committed those horrible crimes to release all the anger he had inside of him but I believe that there was a better alternative instead of killing people who had nothing to do with his crimes.
DeleteI agree, being sexually abused does scare you for life and no matter what you do to forget it, it will always be there but depending on what you do to overcome it, it could try to give you a normal life again.However, he shouldn't have done those murders. It's not no ones fault he had to deal with it.No one knew he was sexually assaulted.
DeleteBeing sexually abused can mentally affect you, but you can also go get help. I think that if Da Rocha would have gotten help sooner it could have helped prevent something like this from happening. I think that instead of sending him to prison they should send him to a psychiatric hospital so that he can receive the help he needs.
ReplyDeleteI agree whith eleazer lopez he should in a psychianric hospital
DeleteI agree, it does mentally affect you. However I think he should be in prison because of all the people he killed that had nothing to do with his assault. On top of that he should also get sent to psychiantric.
DeleteBeing sexualy abused can mentally affect you, but you can also go get help. I think that if Da Rocha whould have gotten help sooner it could have helped pervent something like this from happening. He should be in theropy in preson because of his past.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Matthew. He should've received help when he got sexually assaulted at the age of 11. It could've prevented all of this from happening.
DeleteI believe being sexually abused does affect an individual mentally because, during the situation, that person needed help the most and didn't receive it, scaring someone forever, and isolating themselves from everywhere. I believe if he received help on time, the murders committed could of been prevented. Also, i believe he should stay in prison from further committing future crimes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adrian. I agree with him because he said being sexual assulted does affect someone. I also agree with him because he says he should stay in prison.
DeleteI agree with him because being sexual assulted can be very affected in his life. He should recieve the counceling in prison and stay in there for life.
DeleteI strongly agree with Adrian, being sexually assaulted can affect someone's life and make them angry towards the world.
DeleteThe mindset will eventually change after being sexual assaulted. Just the idea of having your integrity and inner being stripped from you, is mind breaking. I do not believe that helping him beforehand would prevent this harsh kind of crime. He should receive counseling and stay in prison; he is a leach on society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sydney. I believe that it will help someone to address the problem beforehand. I do believe he should stay in prison and also have counseling as Sydney said.
DeleteI strongly agree with Sydney. I also believe he should stay in prison because he can still be a threat to others even though he recieves counseling.
DeleteI agree with you Sydney. Being sexually assaulted is like someone taking all of what you are. After that, you feel like you are nothing. If Da Rocha received help after he got assaulted, there is a possibility it could've prevented all of the 39 murders.
DeleteI agree with Alexia, I believe is he should stay in prison and also have counseling in there.
DeleteI believe that being sexually assulted does affect a person and it will have affectes in the further. I believe that is what happen in this case of Da Rocha. I feel that Da Rocha should be allowed to attend classes to help improve himself. I believe Da Rocha should be sentenced to death row.
ReplyDeleteI believe that someone who has been sexually abused does affect them mentally because they have to live with that for the rest of their lives and it hunts them. I do believe it Da Rocha got help he wouldn't have did those murders. Sometimes talking to someone is the solution to problems but he didn't talk to anyone so all the anger built up in him and it was so much that he couldn't handle so he felt talking wouldn't solve it. Therefore, murdering was the only way to release his anger. If Rocha did get released from prison which he shouldn't I think he should go through some intense counciling.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jasmine, talking to someone about your problems helps to calm down. Apparently, Rocha had no one to talk to, the way to relieve his anger was murder, which is not a good thing what so ever.
DeleteBening sexuallu abused can affect you mentally, because it can make you feel terified of others. If Da Rocha would had recieved help in time he wouldn't feel like he had to commit the murders. Assuming if they let him out of prison that he should get theropy so he can overcome his situation from his past life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adrian. I agree with him because he said being sexual assaulted does affect someone. Even if he gets out of prison he should still have therapy.
DeleteI do believe that being sexual abused can affect people emotionally. They can overcome it but they’re no going to forget. If he would have received help he wouldn’t of done that. Now that he has committed all those crimes there is no rehabilitation for him.
ReplyDeleteI believe being sexually assaulted will affect the person mentally because you will live with that horrible memory forever. It will come day to day and haunt you. They can get help, but getting help will still have the effect of reminding them what happened. I believe after Da Rocha got sexually assaulted, he could've received counseling and that could've prevented all of the 39 murders. I would suggest that he receives counseling while in prison, but Da Rocha should be sentenced to death row.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karissa, being sexually assaulted will be a horrible memory forever. Also, receiving counseling before the crime would of prevented it to happen.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused can cause mental problems affect the persons mentality. I believe that if Da Rocha had received help from the beginning that he would not had that killing spread. I would suggest that he receives counseling while in prison, but Da Rocha should be sentenced to death row.
ReplyDeleteI think at a young age being sexually abused, does affect people. Being abused at a younger age, they can overcome it. If Rocha would of been helped he wouldn't of done such a wrong thing. Sometimes people need someone to talk to, and at this point I think Rocha had no one. If he is released from prison, Rocha should definitely take rehabilitation. He needs classes to calm his anger. If not, he will not be able to control his anger, and might even do the same thing all over again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Miriam that he should get rehabilitation so he can calm his anger. Calming his anger might make him change so he won't do this again.
DeleteI believe that being sexually abused at a young age, does affect people. Maybe if they're a bit older, I don't think it will affect a person that bad since they're older and know what's going on. If Rocha would of been helped, none of this would have happened. People always need someone to talk to when they are going through anger and problems. I would suggest for Rocha to definitely take mental rehabilitation. Taking those classes would really help Rocha and other people with problems to calm down and be able to control their anger. Think of all those innocent people killed, what did they do to be killed by a crazy man with problems?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Miriam, being sexually abused at a young age does affect someone mentally. But, being put in a class for just anger is ok but killing 39 people because you have problems isn’t an excuse.
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ReplyDeleteI think being sexually abused can be mental damage to a person because it shows how a person can trust someone such as a family member, neighbor, or ect. But I also think that people could get help to overcome the mental damage that being sexually assaulted has caused on the person. Yes I believe if Da Rocha had received help from the start I do believe that the killings that he has done wouldn’t have happen if Da Rocha would had told his family what was happening. I suggest that he gets mental help from a doctor due to the mental damage that he has received from being sexually assaulted which has made him go out an commit such heinous crimes to people.
Yes, I do think that being sexually abused can and will mess with a person's mind. I believe if Da Rocha would have maybe opened up and received help he may have not committed these murders. I think he needs classes to help him out and make him understand himself as well as others better.
ReplyDeleteI think being sexually abused does affect people because it scars you for life. Sometimes being sexually abused leads to committing suicide. If Rocha would've got some help this could've prevent this from happening because he would have someone to talk too and not have so much anger in him. I suggest that he does get rehabilitation so he won't have the urge to kill anymore people.
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