The document discusses reasons why people kill, including alcohol/drugs, revenge, mental illness, money, and domestic arguments. It notes that serial killers are often described as being born without a "part" or having voices in their head compelling them. A study found that 60% of males and 32% of females tested showed psychopathic traits. It raises the question of whether violent behavior is a bigger problem than assumed based on these statistics.
2. The 5 Reasons to Kill.
Alcohol and drugs
Revenge
Mental illness
Money
The domestic argument
3. Jeffrey Dahmer said that serial killers were born with a "part"
of them missing.
Herbert Mullin blamed the voices in his head
Carl Panzram said that prison turned him into a monster
John Wayne Gacy boasted that the victims deserved to die.
9. In a study 300 undergraduates were
tested:
60% of males
32% of females
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