Many people have been witnessing a shocking rise in the number of murders and attempted murders among people who are in relationships. This has left many puzzled, wondering what has caused the rise of these cases over the past few months.
Here are some of the reasons why people engage in crimes of passion.
1. Moral decay
In the past, people have been brought up with strong values and morals, but over the past few years, the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, good and bad, has faded away, leaving people to think taking an axe or knife to kill someone because of what they did to you is okay, if done in the name of love.
2. Owning your partner
Relationships in today's world have become more of a business association due to people valuing money more than human life, and dating for the wrong reasons. Men feel like they own women, leaving no room for respect. As such, women are viewed as property rather than a partner or spouse. This has led to some men finding it easy to end a woman’s life without remorse.
3. Social media
Cases about crimes of passion go viral very fast, leaving many people thinking such acts are okay. When these cases trend on social media, they give other people the wrong idea of what to do to their spouse or partner when they notice an anomaly in the relationship. From incidences in the past, we can see a trend whereby an increase in the wave of killings goes higher after the first case goes viral.