responsibility to psychopaths is tied to their amount of self awareness. By this I mean just how aware they are of what space their psychopathy is mostly likely to be able to manifest in a harmful way towards others. Psychopaths whom become serial killers typically have a consistent type of target and often a type of space where they carry out acts that are morally wrong. In having an awareness of their own patterns psychopaths become morally responsible for their actions as they are presented with
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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, a notorious serial killer and sex offender in the years of 1978-1991 held an unholy secret in his apartment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He killed seventeen men and violated most of them: rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism were involved in these murders. He was only charged with fifteen counts of murder and was sentenced to nine hundred and fifty-seven years in prison. Dahmer was a sick twisted individual he grew up with a pretty normal childhood until an unfortunate
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The Trainer or the Trained Going to parks such as SeaWorld and the zoo are typical childhood things, until adulthood when that cute lion turns into a man-eating beast that has been taken out of its’ natural habitat and placed behind bars. Seeing these animals trapped and put on display for a profit ruins the fun and raises question as to who is responsible for thinking that animal cruelty for profit was a good idea. Gabriela Cowperthwaite exposes the corporate company of SeaWorld in her documentary
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There’s the common argument that we all need to come together and understand the mind of a killer. It is believed that if we can somehow understand the mind of a mass killer then we will be able to prevent their crimes from occurring. However, we need to be reminded that no matter what our action(s) may be, there will also be a deranged man/woman living amongst us that will not seek our help. We cannot change a killers background or past – We cannot change whatever the reason may be on why they have killed
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There are three main types of serial killers: medical killer, organized killer, and disorganized killer. The medical killer is rare and unlikely to happen, "there have been some people who have become involved in the medical industry as a way to carry out their nefarious deeds” (Types of Serial Killers). They are highly intelligent, and there are doctors that have done it for years before they got caught. The organized killer are usually stalkers as well, and they try to plan out the murder very
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Into the Mind of a Serial Killer Have you ever thought about what it takes to be a serial killer or why people do this? Well, I certainly have. In this paper I will be talking about the motives, the mental functions, and the makings of a serial killer. First, I will talk about the motives of a serial killer. The motives of a serial killer all depend on the situation and the person. “They’re trying to kill me!” This exact phrase is what Shannan Gilbert said as she was running for her life on May
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The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson is a historical non-fiction book in a novelistic style. It is a very famous and recognized novel in U.S history. This book takes place in the city of Chicago in 1893, and it is based on real life characters and events. This novel is based on the years surrounding the building of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It also known as The World’s Columbian Exposition, this was a world’s fair in Chicago designed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s
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There has been a debate for a long time now about killer whales being kept in captivity. Some of the differences between the two environments are the whales behavior, how they eat, and their dorsal fins. Killer whales are amazing creatures that can live up to 29 years. What exactly determines how long they live? The main factor is usually if they are kept in captivity or in the wild. In the wild, killer whales’ swim up to 100 miles a day. They socialize with other members of their pod and usually
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The Zodiac Killer Have you ever wondered how the Zodiac Killer earned his name? The strange symbolic letters that the Zodiac Killer used to sign his coded messages is how he earned his name (Zodiac 1). He cursed, “San Francisco in the late 1960s to be the setting for one of the creepiest real-life murder mysteries in American History” (Campbell 44). The police along side with investigative citizens have compiled a file of his history as well as a list of all the murders and/or possible murders
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Robert Pikton, the pig fam killing case is one of the most recognized and lengthiest ongoing cases recorded in the history of Canada. Pickton is convicted of murdering 6 women and charged with deaths of 20 more and later on, he confessed to killing 49 women overall. Pickton preyed on women from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver - most of which were prostitutes and drug addicts- and lured them into his farm property, took them to his trailer, raped them and killed them there. Pickton’s actions shocked
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