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EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
17. Like I said
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:02 PM
May 2016

Check it out yourself. You probably wouldn't believe me anyway.

As for Sociopaths being born, that's exactly the opposite of true. You're thinking of psychopaths:

" Psychology researchers generally believe that psychopaths tends to be born — it’s likely a genetic predisposition — while sociopaths tend to be made by their environment. (Which is not to say that psychopaths may not also suffer from some sort of childhood trauma.)"

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/02/12/differences-between-a-psychopath-vs-sociopath/

Like I said earlier in this discussion some people do need to be removed from society. But.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

15-25% of people in prison are considered to be psychopaths/sociolaths. And yet, 50% of those incarcerated are violent criminals.

In the general 1% or less is considered to be either a sociopath or a psychopath. In the US though 0.08 percrntage is in prison. And 0.04 is in prison for violence.

Of course the percentage of psychopathy is the same in Europe, but Europe has much lower crime rates and smaller prison populations and lower recidivism rates.

And guess what, Americans have more access to guns to defend themselves and still suffer much more from crime than Europeans and Canadians who don't claim they need guns for defense from 1% of the population.

Lol EdwardBernays May 2016 #1
Are you saying that... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #2
Well EdwardBernays May 2016 #3
We don't have a Scandinavian system discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #6
You're right EdwardBernays May 2016 #7
how do you know the "results" gejohnston May 2016 #9
Check it out for yourself EdwardBernays May 2016 #12
the question was about gejohnston May 2016 #16
Like I said EdwardBernays May 2016 #17
perhaps gejohnston May 2016 #18
not true EdwardBernays May 2016 #19
Yes I have checked gejohnston May 2016 #20
"...we don't have the resources to lock up every murder and rapist and violent criminal forever." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #15
More EdwardBernays May 2016 #22
I infer you're against the idea discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #24
the idea... EdwardBernays May 2016 #26
"Crime is a symptom..." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #27
No worries EdwardBernays May 2016 #28
Some replies discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #33
cool EdwardBernays May 2016 #35
replies discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #51
I'm missing the connection on some of these gejohnston May 2016 #38
ok EdwardBernays May 2016 #40
Latin America is mostly middle income, gejohnston May 2016 #42
Ok 4 EdwardBernays May 2016 #47
still making an argument based on emotion and gejohnston May 2016 #50
part two gejohnston May 2016 #39
ok 2 EdwardBernays May 2016 #41
community policing isn't riding around in cars, gejohnston May 2016 #43
Ok 3 EdwardBernays May 2016 #45
cum hoc ergo propter hoc gejohnston May 2016 #48
post script gejohnston May 2016 #44
As I said before EdwardBernays May 2016 #46
the only people who would obey that, gejohnston May 2016 #49
I haven't heard from you on post #15 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #21
I just replied EdwardBernays May 2016 #23
me too, thanks n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #25
cum hoc ergo propter hoc gejohnston May 2016 #8
Yes EdwardBernays May 2016 #10
I was hoping to see something more scholarly that The Atlantic gejohnston May 2016 #14
And yet... beevul May 2016 #13
Welcome to the Gungeon SecularMotion May 2016 #4
Even for the Gungeon EdwardBernays May 2016 #5
Heh. Most controllers sound more RW than folks here. But enjoy your myth. Eleanors38 May 2016 #29
Depends EdwardBernays May 2016 #31
I do not consider robust support of the Second right-wing. Nor did JFK, an NRA member. Eleanors38 May 2016 #36
wellll EdwardBernays May 2016 #37
It wasn't a pro-gun poster who said this... beevul May 2016 #30
Another gun control poster sarisataka May 2016 #32
And they say gun rights supporters on DU are supposed to be the violent ones... beevul May 2016 #34
I read an article recently TeddyR May 2016 #11
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