ABSTRACT
A recent TV talk show focused on the issue of child sexual abuse and what should happen with the offenders. An offender who had served 8 years in prison was on the show with his mother who defended him. Part of his defense when he was asked if he planned out this crime or if it just happened was, “It just happened.” Many in society would like to believe that certain things just happen; that an individual driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol who gets into an “accident,” who maims or kills someone, that this was just something that “happened,” A person committing physical abuse on a child or adult also claims that “it just happened;” “I lost control.” Somehow, we become fascinated with how powerless we appear to be in our lives, when, in fact, we have total control of our behaviors.
