Aarya Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 If someone told you; "Maybe I should kill them so I can be alone. They have lived long enough I think. Will you help me?" even if it was jokingly said, and they confirmed that it was a joke, would you be worried? Edit: This is not a teenager but a 40+ yr old adult male. Link to comment
sara-pezzini Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 yes i would be, that is creepy and a terrible thing to joke about Link to comment
SapphireNoir10 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'd be a bit creeped out to be honest. Link to comment
camus154 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Meh, it all depends on context. I wouldn't read into it unless you have other reasons for doing so. Link to comment
Aarya Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 It could just be bad taste in jokes I suppose, right? Link to comment
becomingkate Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I just watched a TV show about a 17 year old girl that stabbed her mother to death and got 34 years in jail. It happens more often that you'd think, and I would be creeped out by it, even if it was a joke! Link to comment
Aarya Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 @camus, there was no context. It came out of nowhere after saying his parents no longer live in x city, they now live in the same city as him. There was no conversation about the parents other than that brief comment. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would call the police. Link to comment
charity Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 no. its a joke. i wouldn't be worried. Link to comment
Furbys Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would be very worried. No one jokes about killing their parents. Link to comment
becomingkate Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 How well do you know the guy? Link to comment
Aarya Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Friend for several yrs, but how well do you know anyone really? Link to comment
camus154 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 People joke about all kinds of things. Whether you find such jokes to be tasteful does not dictate this guy's intentions. Maybe his parents are overbearing and he's not too thrilled they moved back in town. Maybe they had just dropped by unannounced the night before. Maybe they're expecting him to have brunch together every Sunday now that they all live in the same city. We really don't know. Link to comment
becomingkate Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Friend for several yrs, but how well do you know anyone really? True, but maybe this guy just has bad taste in jokes. Did you react at all when he said it? What was his reaction to your reaction? (I tend to raise my eyebrows and people call me on it...) Link to comment
Aarya Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 True, but maybe this guy just has bad taste in jokes. Did you react at all when he said it? What was his reaction to your reaction? (I tend to raise my eyebrows and people call me on it...) I don't know I think I kind of paused with the shock of what he said, all he said was that it was just a joke. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would be very worried. No one jokes about killing their parents. I agree. .. Link to comment
HeartGoesOn Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would be even more concerned if he had a "rap sheet." Link to comment
LikeWater Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I don't know... I think Camus is right on this one. I joke about killing myself all the time but I'm not suicidal and I would never take my own life. It's just joking, and some people find it funny and some people find it atrocious. That's just the way crude humor works. Also, I think if he was really considering murdering his parents, the last thing he'd be doing is talking about it before doing it. Plus it's not like he's an angry teenager furious at his parents for whatever reason. He's an adult living his own life away from them. He just must not have a wonderful relationship with them so he's bummed that they're now in the same city as him. Then he made a joke about it. That's just how I see it, at least. If he hasn't given you any more reason to be concerned, then just take it as a joke, whether you thought it was funny or not. Link to comment
blueidealist24 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'd think it was creepy, and it might change how I feel about the friend, but I wouldn't automatically think he was REALLY going to kill his parents. Link to comment
HeatherB Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'd say, "Where in the hell did that come from?" hoping it was just the overblown lead in to a complaint about them. But if I had my wits about me I'd also tell him that having said such a thing, he better hope nothing ever happened to the parents in the future, even by accident, because I would know exactly where to send the cops. If he didn't really mean it, that kind of thing should get a laugh. Regardless, if I even suspected a friend could be a potential cold blooded murderer, I don't think there would be much chance for such a conversation to occur. Link to comment
EssexMan Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It's a joke. I agree making it in reference to parents is venturing into taboo territory, but if everybody who said "oh, I could kill X because of Y" actually went through with it, we'd most of us be in jail. Link to comment
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