In the Sunday Book Review, I consider four books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance,.
The Slender Man stabbing made international headlines when it first happened. Reports on the crime focused on the horror stories that helped inspire it, largely ignoring the extreme mental health issues the 12-year-old perpetrators were experiencing. ‘Slenderman’ explores how these children were impacted by a criminal justice system that prioritized punishment over treatment.
Kathleen Hale’s compassionate look at the case is a compelling read that reveals how a seemingly innocent friendship could lead to such a devastating outcome.
“Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls,” by Kathleen Hale (Grove Press) The seemingly senseless stabbing of a young girl by two of her school friends in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, woods in 2014 made international headlines when it became known that the two perpetrators were under the sway of Slenderman, a fictional Internet demon that they had become convinced was real.