Breaking the sociopath stereotype

[Bill Glasheen]

Please ponder this article. I've run across more than a couple of "nice boys" in my day who are no better than the stereotypes many conjure up when talking about "the 'hood."

NEW YORK (AP) — "Preppie Killer" Robert Chambers was arrested on a drug charge a year and a half after he was released from prison, where he served a 15-year sentence for manslaughter.



Chambers, 38, was freed on $1,000 bail Wednesday after being arraigned on two misdemeanors, drug possession and driving with a suspended license. The court complaint said the license was suspended in May when Chambers failed to answer a summons for running a red light.

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Chambers strangled 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in 1986 during a tryst in Central Park, and the slaying was splashed across New York City's tabloids as a story of privileged youth gone bad.

He claimed he killed Levin, a private-school student from a well-to-do family, accidentally during rough sex. Prosecutors said he was drunk and high on drugs and killed her in a rage when he was unable to perform sexually.

Behind bars, he committed a number of violations, including drug possession and assault on a guard, that kept him from being released early. He spent a third of his time in solitary confinement and was rejected for parole five times.

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But... but... he's sooo cuuute!

Hmm...

The only reason why this guy didn't get life was because the jury was deadlocked, and the prosecution feared a hung jury. They bargained for manslaughter.

Dirtbag... Give me my boys from the 'hood any day of the year.

- Bill

[Van Canna]

Well, here is another guy we would not strike first..best to get into a stance, then block, then strike.. Just having fun, Bill...

[Jeff Wile]

A good book on this subject is Without Conscience by Robert Hare. He prefers the term psychopaths. He claims that this is much more common than people believe, and includes many people (such as conmen) who don't fit the stereotype of a lowlife deranged killer.

[Ted Dinwiddie]

this is much more common than people believe, and includes many people (such as conmen) who don't fit the stereotype of a lowlife deranged killer.

And a number of Corporate CEOs, Teachers, Clergy, and other "pillars" of society. Never trust those in power. Always verify, always look out for your own.

[Stryke]

And a number of Corporate CEOs, Teachers, Clergy, and other "pillars" of society. Never trust those in power. Always verify, always look out for your own.

And dont forget Martial artists either

just having fun

[benzocaine]

Bill,

I sent another PM to you.