Apollo
04.10.11 | RUSHIN HARD |
ButcheredChildren
04.10.11 | lol i'll tell you after I finish my undergrad in Criminology. |
Apollo
04.10.11 | THRASH TIL DETH |
SlightlyEpic
04.10.11 | maybe it's the only way they can feel alive |
fr33convict
04.10.11 | THRASH!!!11!1!!1!!
I think it has everything to do with what the potential serial killer experiences growing up as well as obvious mental instability. |
Scoot
04.10.11 | First they kill cats.
Next, the world. |
climactic
04.10.11 | a reaction to the environment they were raised in |
Wolfhorde
04.10.11 | Psychological issues, most likely with their parents or close environment. |
Baphomet
04.10.11 | they weren't hugged as children and their parents refused to get them Rush tickets |
Apollo
04.10.11 | lmao baph
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Kubrick
04.10.11 | I've seen a couple of documentaries about this. It seems like the general consensus is that there is basically a "perfect storm" of different elements that come together to create a serial killer. It's true that many serial killers grew up in abusive situations and/or were sexually violated as children, but if that was the only cause there would be (sadly) many, many more serial killers out there. There is also a genetic predisposition that, when combined with an abusive childhood, can turn a person into a serial killer. It has been shown that their brains work differently than normal. They distinctly lack or show reduced functionality of certain nerve centers that control emotion and/or stress. In other words, they don't respond like normal people under stressful situations and they don't follow the same emotional cues due to chemical imbalances in their brains. So when a person is born with this type of deficiency in the brain and grows up in a situation that gives them a reason to want to retaliate against humanity, it might be what causes someone to become a serial killer. This doesn't hold true for all of them though (at least the ones that were able to be tested), but it is a common theme.
There also seems to be a general consensus that it is very difficult to tell if someone is a serial killer. They often display split personalities due to these imbalances so they could seem very normal in every day life but behind closed doors they could act very differently. Anyone familiar with the Dennis Rader (BTK) will know that he was actually quite involved in his church and had a very normal family life, so it clearly isn't something that will be readily apparent. The whole reason these experiments are being done is to help better identify the types of people at risk for the behavior so that they can be helped, or at the very least stopped from hurting others.
Sorry if that was more than you bargained for haha... pretty interesting subject. |
Counterfeit
04.10.11 | my dad hasnt hugged me since i was twelve, or said i love you..
OMG |
Baphomet
04.10.11 | Nah, you're too cute to be a serial killer, feitsy.
Now Butcheredchildren.... let's just say I'm glad we don't attend the same school... |
Josh D.
04.10.11 | More people are psychopaths than we realize. What it boils down to is that they just can't determine, through facial expressions and voice intonations, when someone is really upset or scared, etc.
Most aren't criminal or serial killers, but those that need an irrational satisfaction from violent crimes are a different kind of person, sociopathic or otherwise. |
Josh D.
04.10.11 | Oh, wait, we weren't serious? Nevermind. |
Josh D.
04.10.11 | Dude. |
Pachelbel
04.10.11 | Boredom. |
DeafMetal
04.11.11 | cuh i'm goin goin goin like a muhfuckin alien |
theacademy
04.11.11 | it is definitely the way they were raised
people aren't born with innate patterns, idiosyncrasies, compulsions... sure nature plays a role, but in order to put these things into a routine of killing, there has to be some driving force. |
Emim
04.11.11 | like a car or a fast bike |
whywontyoudie
04.11.11 | it's the cool thing. |
