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Senseless Murder and Male Emasculation
by Ryan Moffatt

A world that rejects the foundational attributes of masculinity is in danger of leaving itself vulnerable to the manifestations of evil. From Columbine to Florida to rural Canada, we have repeatedly witnessed teenage boys turn their inner turmoil outward in destructive acts.

This summer’s weeks-long manhunt for two teenage murder suspects captivated Canada and the world. The troubled lives of the two fugitives bear striking similarities to many other young men who turned their despair into ultimate acts of evil.

Tommy Ste-Croix, one of the few people to interact with the pair as they fled across the country, unwittingly helped them pull their SUV from the mud. He painted a picture not of evil incarnate but of scared, insecure boys. “Can’t see those kids killing anyone. Can’t even shake a hand properly, lol. Soft baby hands,” he said in a Facebook post.

It is difficult to reconcile the act with the actors. These are not hardened and violent men we can comfortably condemn.

But this is the distressing reality of the modern-day mass murderer. Far from the cold, calculating persona of Ted Bundy or Charles Manson, killers today are often troubled adolescents hell-bent on an irreversible path of destruction.

Despite the heinous acts of violence, it’s hard not to feel some empathy for these lost souls and wonder at the missteps that drove them to the ultimate edge.

The War on Boys

The war on boys is real and it is threatening the fabric of society. Juvenile male underachievement is a Western epidemic and boys are falling behind across many metrics. Diagnosis of ADHD and behavioural problems in boys is on the rise, as is anxiety and depression.

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