Serial Swatter/Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River

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by spzx • 8 years ago

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wallace_f3• 8 years ago

With all the luxuries and opportunities of the modern world it's odd to me that anyone would be this deranged. You'd have to be particularly irrational, or sadistic.

seibelj• 8 years ago

Even if only 0.1% of the population are true sociopaths, that still means 1/1000 people simply don’t feel empathy. What motivates this type of individual is often very different than the majority of people.

I don’t think I’ve known any sociopaths but I worked with pathological liar with grandiose visions of himself. He would compulsively tell stories that were obviously untrue, like getting a $100,000 tip for delivering a pizza, or his college professor telling him that he was smarter than all the students so completing a degree would be a waste (explanation for dropping out). He would also lie about the tiniest things routinely, even when it didn’t help him. This was in fast food, and he was the manager.

It doesn’t matter how modern society is, these sorts of people will always exist.

chillacy• 8 years ago

Supposedly psychopaths usually have a history of being on the receiving end of trauma or abuse as a child though, which suggests some possible environmental factors. Doesn’t change your main point but I thought I’d point out that it’s not 100% genetic, and we may be able to reduce psychopathy

throw-far-away• 8 years ago

Certainly there are people who seem like there's no one home or that they're innately antisocial, but I'd say that a sizable fraction of sociopathic behavior stems from the rich/affluent who are more isolated from other people and from the consequences of their behavior. The rigged Monopoly game study seems to indicate that having more changes people, that resources emboldens some people with self-important hubris over others.

It's interesting that delusions of grandeur or persecution seem to be common among people who haven't accomplished very much or who are in bad circumstances. I used to talk to this relatively-sane, non-drug-using older homeless guy who repeatedly claimed the FBI has a file on him. IMHO, losers make wild, unsubstantiated claims while successful achievers point out minor, trivial flaws and shortcomings about themselves (if you're small, act big; if you're big, act small.)

Serial Swatter/Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River

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