Description of murderer

Description of murderer

I must object to the use of the word "overzealous" to describe
the 34-year-old man who was charged with killing his young lover
("Top female graduate killed by married man", page 3 of The
Jakarta Post Sept. 21, 1994).

A man who plans and executes the brutal murder of a woman he
is in a relationship with can hardly be called "overeager" or
"ardent" (synonyms in my dictionary for overzealous).

Society will not be able to stop such crimes against women
unless we correctly identify this violence for what it is -- not
an act of passion, based out of a love gone wrong, but rather an
act of hate carried out by a man who fears losing the ability to
control the lives of those around him.

MARTI ESTELL

Surabaya, East Java