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Alabama hostage: What is the motive?

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    Dr. Keith Ablow breaks down possible motivations driving the hostage taker in Alabama.

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Now did a doctor Q Al below one of our Fox News.

Medical aid team members he's joining us on Skype so glad you're able to -- -- this year -- -- doctor -- blow to give us some perspective in your thoughts.

On this hostage situation what what do you make of this not.

-- Well you know Laura if you just look at his behaviors and the bizarre way he's -- his life it's all about.

Boundaries.

It's all about keeping people off his property.

I -- his existence putting things underground.

Around and so here again you wonder listen he's taken a six year old underground.

Here's a metaphor there you don't have to be a psychiatrist to say.

Boy I wondered just what have.

Happened to this fellow.

That led him to say I'm gonna do everything I can including herding animals is reportedly attacked the dog and killed it.

Threatening other people's children which she reportedly did.

In order to preserve my boundaries which perhaps were violated.

At some point dramatically in his life.

I would start speaking to him.

In them in the way of come without addressing that issue in his life.

I would start speaking about the fact that this is a very painful chapter in the six year -- life story.

You don't want -- -- even another PG of that story.

What you should do is begin this -- healing.

By letting him come up let him come back to his family.

Because that's really the way to heal and you two need to heal and I would tell him that I'd say this isn't the end of your life.

We're -- this sends -- court.

Prison anywhere -- -- you keep your voice and you can even find some kind of spiritual.

Healing.

But it has to start with acknowledging.

-- you not gonna hurt somebody who's innocent.

Right and that I think should be the message that goes down that pipe to that.

That assailant that hostage taker.

Doctor out of one of our viewers wrote in a really great point you said I feel this is from -- isn't anyone listening.

I feel bad every time the news media talks about Alabama hostage situation.

We know this guy has -- TV it is watching so why -- we give them the publicity.

Just tell us when it's over the question dot travelers should we stop talking about this we know he's.

-- with the TV it.

I don't think so because.

In this instance for for example.

I'm not.

In denial about the fact that he could be watching us right now.

And I do believe that he should receive that message that he needs to personalize this and think to himself.

-- -- somehow projecting on someone else suffering that I sustained.

I should start for -- line in the sand and say mileage my own.

I'll -- it I'll express my opinions.

I'll start by letting this innocent child.

Go and get back to his perhaps I also wonder whether would be helpful -- down that pipe went.

Messages from classmates.

Of this little boy asking.

For his release because the presumption that this fellow has no feelings.

Isn't exactly accurate either deep inside him perhaps locked away and where -- listening to me right now.

We're sitting in my office right now I would say listen.

Those things were completely extinguished in new.

You can see -- you feel deep inside you by looking at the fear -- that boy's face by listening to him cry.

That's -- beginning strange that -- beginning would happen underground in a bunker but that's how it happened now let's begin your journey into the light.

Absolutely no doctor out blow and it's it's really great to have you want to be able to get your perspective and who knows maybe he's watching foxnews.com.

And that message will get through to a I was just gonna say you know I've got a lot of people who -- -- know your work wish you were part of that and a hostage negotiation team -- -- -- -- -- there's a way that he'll get that message and hopefully he will doctor Al -- as always a pleasure to have you on the program that Obama.

We look forward to hearing from you again our rights --

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