It would seem though that that bearded fellow is always looking for a fight though, I’m not sure what it qualifies as a “pretty good synopsis” of.
Without any proof of ever having been linked to a terrorist group, too…
Seriously, I guess that begs the question of “what is a serial killer”? To me, a serial Killer is someone who murderd multiple people to get their jollies. Does gang warfare or killing for profit, or commiting a multiple homicide in a moment of rage (or two) really qualifies as the same thing? A “black widow” is just someone trying to get rich by combining the two great American dreams, get rich by marrying and get rich by inheriting.
You might be able to argue that someone who callously kills in pursuit of wealth, or because of power issues is a serial killer in the technical sense. I think that modern society equates serial killer with someone who seems to kill for no other reason than to satisfy some inner need to get their jollies in a sick and twisted way - sort of a misplaced sexual urge.
In that sense, the serial killers tend to be overwhelmingly white. I think this is because most poor minorities don’t have the luxury growing up to sit alone and ignored and stew in their own private fantasies.
As for aggression and race - before the black migration north, th Irish immigrants in Boston, NYC and other palces were reputed to be irascible drunkards just looking for a fight. The Vikings in the middle ages were notorious for “berserkers”, guys who would just lose it from time to time. In close combat with fists or swords or battleaxes, I suppose having someone like that on your side was a plus. Read the history of Eric the Red and his ilk; banished because he just lost it one day and killed another guy…
Middle class white people have it drummed into their heads that they have to control themselves. Parents make special effort (we hope) to control their tantrums, and from the day they understand good and bad, they are told in many ways, direct and subtle, that if they are bad when older, the policeman will put them in jail; they will not be able to get a job and have all the nice stuff mommy and daddy have; and that all their friends will think they are horrible for going to jail. How do you send that same message to kids when half the male parents are or were in jail at some time, they don’t have nice stuff anyway, and no matter how clean you stay or how hard you work you likely won’t be much better off than your single parent?
I think the incidence of serial killing is so vanishingly small that it’s hard to draw any meaningful conclusions from it. I agree with the earlier commenter who noted that the prevalence of whites in this area probably just reflects the overall population. There have been minority serial killers – Wayne Williams and Richard Rodriguez are two that leap to mind.
That’s what I think. I bet the majority of serial killers in China are not Caucasian.
It’s more than that. The number of non-white serial killers in not in proportion to poulation, it is significantly smaller, if I recall some statistic about this.
The only non-whites that come to mind, who fit the classic son-of-sam, ted bundy or zodiak pattern - the Washington snipers, and the chinese accomplice of a serial killer in California. I forget his name, but he was arrested in Calgary many years ago; became a big news story when California refused to promise he would not be executed - leaving Canada with the dilemma - let a serial killer go free to roam Canada, or extradite him to face the death penalty.
Serial killer is a term that has a fairly well-accepted standard definition:
Whoops, md2000, you hit one of my buttons. In my experience, this is just not true.
It is true that it is easier for someone of any gender to get laid if they are willing to fuck anybody. Guys who think that all women have to do is go sit in a bar for 5 minutes to get laid are frequently guys who have watched the hottie at the next table deflect man after man – and guys who never noticed the equally socially awkward girl over in the corner who thinks they’re cute.
Many guys who think that they “can’t get laid” know at least one woman who would fuck them right now if only they were interested.
Hmmm… Maybe women have higher standards than men. (No maybe about it.)
Actually it’s a different perpective I suspect. Men know lots of women that want them to be a steady partner/marry/move in/etc. Women know lots of men that will hop in the sack and be gone by 7AM, and may call again if the pickins are lean in a few months. If there were plenty of women looking for the same thing as most men, the bars would be emptied out by 10PM (and full up and re-emptied again by 1AM. Or they’d be perpetually repairing the counters in the restrooms…)
PS. Thanks Freddy - I learn something new everyday.
(Whatever happened to the “Freddy the Pig” stories? I haven’t seen them since Grade 6.)
I started posting on here instead.