If a psychopath’s brain is wired up to respond differently to stimulus, are they still fully responsible for their crimes? They can’t be rehabilitated if that’s the case.
If a psychopath’s brain is wired up to respond differently to stimulus, are they still fully responsible for their crimes? They can’t be rehabilitated if that’s the case.
If I could afford the time to be trained, being employed to help the police in investigating crimes (and/or helping victims) would be really excellent.
I thought there was going to be a Battle of the Armchair Criminal Profilers in the criminal psychology course I’m attending this term. The lecturer is aware that I’m a longtime fan of true crime (I’ve been reading about serial killers since 1983) and in the lecture last night, he mentioned a couple of names. Generally, it went like this:
“Anyone besides Andrea know who this is? No? Well, [brief description]… ”
Oh yeah. FTW!
(There’s an interview with Arthur Shawcross on on-demand teevee that I’m refusing to watch — it’s just ghoulish.)
Oh! Oh! And the most interesting person in history outlined in the lecture? Alphonse Bertillon, the French criminologist. Apparently he was the first person to solve a murder using fingerprint identification even though he didn’t like that method!
This morning also brought news that Ian Brady wants to be transferred to a Scottish prison to die here (apparently he was born in Glasgow — I did not know this) and he was inspired by The Libyan. Er, The Libyan’s guilt is still being questioned. Brady is a proven serial abuser and murderer of young children. He is not terminally ill, he’s on hunger strike. I’m thinking he’s an idiot and no politician is stupid enough to actually consider it. I hope.
I agree with the judge that a breach of contract shouldn’t be criminalised — what Lori Drew did was completely shameful and she should live with the guilt of bullying a child into committing suicide, but the whole criminal element of it just doesn’t seem right. I reckon if enough people keep her name and what she did in the public eye, she’ll pay for it for the rest of her life, anyway.
I would think that all paedophiles (male or female) are obsessed with control but don’t feel particularly able to relate to other adults, and the most compliant victims would therefore be kids.
Poor police work and overall incompetence wastes time and money. Poor fella who was wrongly identified as a bank robber and spent a year in prison. The true perpetrator (who has been identified) won’t be charged?!
ID fraudsters target well-off aged 26-45:
High-earning professionals aged 26-45 who own their own home are most at risk of falling victim to identity fraud, according to a survey published today.
The credit information firm Experian identified company directors, well-off couples and families in their thirties and forties, and young people in rented accommodation as key groups at risk. People earning more than £50,000 are almost three times more likely than average to become a victim, while directors of companies employing more than 50 people are five and a half times more at risk.
I thought it would’ve been pretty freakin’ obvious that you’re more likely to be targeted by ID thieves if you have money / assets / credit to be abused. You’d have to be a pretty fucking stupid criminal to go after personal details of people who either have bad or no credit histories.
Pretty interesting, though, that certain residential areas seemed to be far more likely to fall prey — their disposable income isn’t getting spent on crosscut shredders or something.