The inadequacy of pure instinct

Jared Taylor writing at Taki’s Top Drawer tells about an interesting personal experience he related to me many years ago, about the time he chased down and tackled a thief outside Macy’s department store in New York City. The story is worth telling, and Taylor’s behavior in the circumstances was highly admirable, but what the point of the article as a whole is, I’m not quite sure.

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Paul K. writes:

Thanks for linking to the story by Jared Taylor. As far as what it means, exactly, I can’t say, but he describes one of those primal moments that all men seem to think about. I always find accounts of such things interesting.

One thing that struck me is that he felt mercy at the sight of his helpless opponent. This is the reaction of a healthy mind and quite uncharacteristic of the violent criminal. The latter delights in the helplessness of his prey and it spurs him to heightened savagery.

(I might have posted a comment at the Taki site but the discussion there seems to have gone completely off the rails.)

LA replies:

Agreed about the discussion at Taki site.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at November 17, 2007 09:57 AM | Send