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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: When Justice Betrays the Victims: The Jesse Butler Case & The Psychology of Denial
Description: What happens when two teenage survivors watch the court set their attacker free?
In the case of Jesse Mack Butler, charged with eleven felonies — including rape, strangulation, and assault — the answer is unthinkable: one year of supervision, zero prison time, and a wiped record.
In this powerful interview, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott break down the psychology of protection — from parental denial to systemic apathy. They explore how communities normalize violence, how judges mistake privilege for potential, and how survivors carry the trauma of a system that refused to protect them.
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