• peto (he/him)@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    The thing about serial killing is that it requires you to leave the house and meet new people, and frankly, that sounds like a lot of hassle I don’t need.

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    There are a lot more people meeting this description who aren’t serial killers than there are serial killers. So it must be some else that all the serial killers have in common that doesn’t apply to the rest.

    What could this be?

    They all had a documentary made about them. Therefore, to avoid becoming a serial killer if above description fits you, you should prevent people from making documentaries about you.

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      But more seriously, a lot of them have a history of animal cruelty when they were kids so if you do then… Go see a psychologist?

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      Most of them had also history of some head injury either in infancy or young life. They probably already had APD (and most also abuse) but a lot of traumatized and even APD people are not serial killers. The head injury may also have been a factor

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    I feel this is more truthful about Hollywood movies. When you watch a documentary, it’s often: “he was a family guy”, “nobody thought he could do this”, “he was so charming”, etc.

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    Some were married. Gacy, the BTK, bundy.

    And then you have cult leaders who are the opposite of lonely.

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    4 days ago

    Have friends, the rest fits. Should I be looking into a new career? I feel like serial killing has potential to be very fulfilling work!

        • Fuck spez@sh.itjust.works
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          Nor should you. You’ll be harder to catch if you target random victims and don’t hunt inside your own ethnic group.

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            Not that I want to help serial killers, but…

            Statistically the best victims are black because their murders have the lowest solve rates(59% black vs 87% for whites). Chicago is even worse with 21.7% solve percentage in black neighborhoods compared to 45.6% in white neighborhoods.

            So targeting black people in black neighborhoods in Chicago gives you better odds, which can be further increased if you target homeless people or sex workers and kill through means that can be dismissed as accidental like overdose.

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          Oh I dunno, Be different. Why doesn’t someone go after white straight men for a change? Just ya know, change it up a notch. Give everyone else a break from the fundamental fear for just existing for once. I’d like to see average straight white guy complain about how he has to regularly hold the keys between each finger just to get to his car at night. Or cross the street to avoid people. Or can’t jog at night. Or won’t give out his phone number at the drop of a hat.

          (Jk of course just in case fragiles out there can’t take the joke based on reality that many others live in)