Abnormal Behavior
... When hearing about this horrific story words such as “weird, nuts, crazy, insane, and just plain abnormal” are used to describe the actions taken by those suicide bombers. But what exactly is the “clean-cut” definition of abnormal? ... The fact is there isn’t one definition of abnormal, for the subject is simply to complex to put into a cookie cutter explanation, but rather five theories on what the word symbolizes. ... This is the approach, which views abnormality as something which is not in line with the “average” behavior of human beings. If an action, idea, or subject is rare and infrequent in the society and culture at a certain point and time, when applied to this definition, it is abnormal. Therefore the kamikaze mission to destroy the USS Cole would be considered abnormal based on the fact that such actions are rarely ever seen. People, on “average” would never sacrifice themselves in such a planned and overt manner subsequently making such an action abnormal. ... Because the missions were then a frequent occurrence and the average human being was expected to end their life in such a way could we as a society then condone such behavior?