I am fascinated with the story of the capture of James (Whitey) Bulger, the FBI's most wanted criminal. I had never heard of Bulger before, nor had I ever read any books about him. I had heard of the ascent of his brother William from local Boston pol to President of the Massachusetts State Senate to president of the University of Massachusetts.
I am intrigued that two people with the same familial ties could go in such drastically different directions. One to a life of killing and jeopardizing the lives of people, the other to a life advocating for minorities, children and the under privileged.
We often look to parental guidance or the lack of it to explain childhood and adult behaviors,or we look to environmental or societal circumstances to explain criminal behavior. Yet, the story of James Bulger and his brother William needs much more than a clinical formula to understand why each brother took the path he did.
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