Poll: How Many Characteristics Do You Share With A Serial Killer?

[Insomniac Gamer]

Recently in my forensics class, my teacher handed out a sheet that had listed the most common characteristics of a serial killer. Everyone in class read it over and saw how much they had in common with a serial killer. I had the most in common out of the entire class.

Serial killers tend to share the following general characteristics:

1. The majority are single, white males.
2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range.
3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs.
4. They tend to come from unstable families.
5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers.
6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories.
7. They often are mistrustful of their parents.
8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused?psychologically, physically and/or sexually?by a family member.
9. Many spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems.
10. They have high rates of suicide attempts.
11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sadomasochistic pornography.
12. More than 60 percent wet their beds beyond the age of 12.
13. Many are fascinated with fire starting.
14. They are involved in sadistic activity or torturing small animals.


So, how many do you share with one? I share the most out of everyone in my family with ten.

No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
No.
Yes extremely.
No.
No.
Kind of.
Yes fetishism (Do not ask, unless you want to have strange mental images)
No.
No.
No.

So 4/5 out of 14

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I have zero. Wow, really? What does that mean? I'm more likely to be the person that serial killers target? @_@

Nah, it means you're a Cereal Killer .

 

[Lukeje]

I only fit one of those. I guess that explains why I'm not a serial killer.

 

[PureChaos]

i had 3 so i assume i'm OK *twitch*

 

[sky14kemea]

wow, im really surprised, i only got 6, would've been 7 if i was male XD

i thought id get more, ah well, i guess im not gonna be a serial killer

 

[Julianking93]

4 total
1,2,3, and 6

 

[sarahvait]

I have zero. Wow, really? What does that mean? I'm more likely to be the person that serial killers target? @_@

Nah, it means you're a Cereal Killer .

Ah, well I do have a fascination with cereal. It's Kix this week. XD

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Hey, if you're ever curious, just ask.
I love to talk about myself.

But that ruins the mystery..

 

[bodyklok]

Put me down for 1, 2, 3(Some classes I just don't pay attention in), 4, 5(minus domineering mother), 7, and 8.(abused-psychologically)

 

[EeveeElectro]

We both have heads.

Oh, now I get it.
I only see one similarity.

 

[Tehpwnsauce]

Serial killers tend to share the following general characteristics:

1. The majority are single, white males. Check.
2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range. Check.
3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs. Check.
4. They tend to come from unstable families. Check.
5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers. Check.
6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories. Check.
7. They often are mistrustful of their parents. Check.
8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused—psychologically, physically and/or sexually—by a family member. Check.
9. Many spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems.
10. They have high rates of suicide attempts.
11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sadomasochistic pornography.
12. More than 60 percent wet their beds beyond the age of 12.
13. Many are fascinated with fire starting. Check.
14. They are involved in sadistic activity or torturing small animals. Check. (the former, not the latter.)

Wheeee...I'd have 11, but I have no interest in pornography.
Though most of my close friends and I have a somewhat Sub/Dom relationship.
They're also really abusive, but most girls are.

We didn't need this to know you and serial killers have a lot in common max. We could have worked that out by reading almost any of your posts.

 

[Damien the Pigeon]

I share three characteristics (1,2, and 6).

Hooray for me!

 

[Lord George]

Recently in my forensics class, my teacher handed out a sheet that had listed the most common characteristics of a serial killer. Everyone in class read it over and saw how much they had in common with a serial killer. I had the most in common out of the entire class.

Serial killers tend to share the following general characteristics:

1. The majority are single, white males. Check

2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range. Check

3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs.check, I pay no attention in class, pass all my exams perfectly and got fired from the co-op for telling my supervisor to fuck off

4. They tend to come from unstable families. Yeah partially true, when i think about it

5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers.Yep, he worked all the time when I was young and I never saw him so check

6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories. Only psychiatric so that's good

7. They often are mistrustful of their parents.With good reason there bastards

8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused?psychologically, physically and/or sexually?by a family member. No, never happened to me I'd say

9. Many spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems. Never went into an institution, just visited a doctor for a while

10. They have high rates of suicide attempts. I jumped out into a car, though I was under the mindset that I was invincible at the time, its what caused the above

11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sadomasochistic pornography. Hmmm yes, yes and yes, I'm a sadist and a masochist

12. More than 60 percent wet their beds beyond the age of 12. I never wet the bet, so no

13. Many are fascinated with fire starting. Only burned down some bus stops, and a shed, and trees

14. They are involved in sadistic activity or torturing small animals. Yes, its fun I am God to them and hold sway over there lives

Bah I'm sure I'm fine.


So, how many do you share with one? I share the most out of everyone in my family with ten.

 

[KenzS]

Believe it or not. I am actually related to the most prolific serial killer of all time, Harold Shipman.

 

[Computer-Noob]

Eight...shit, not good.

 

[A random person]

Meh, only 2. I have a friend who can testify to my bloodlust, though, and I can get pretty resentful and psychotic (I snapped on a few occasions, on one pulling open a fire extinguisher door in my baser sides desire to kill my health teacher, but I restrained myself, and it only opened an inch).