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

[Monkfish Acc.]

1. The majority are single, white males.
Yup
2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range.
Uh-huh
3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs.
Uh-huh
4. They tend to come from unstable families.
Mmm, sorta. I'll peg this as a yes.
5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers.
Minus the domineering mother, yes.
6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories.
7. They often are mistrustful of their parents.
To be fair, though, I'm mistrustful of everyone
8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused?psychologically, physically and/or sexually?by a family member.
By three of them, actually
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.
Who isn't, though, really?
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.

That's... eight, is it?

 

[Huey1000]

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.

Wow! they all apply to me except 9,11, 12 and half of 14 (I love animals and would never hurt one). However, most of these are symptoms of antisocial personality disorder. I don't think I'm a psychopath though, considering I'm manic-depressive and spent time in the army; I'm just irascible, creative and hard to figure out... I guess all us nuts have something(s) in common.

 

[qwertydanish]

7. Though even if I was only one characteristic different from a serial killer, I wouldn't mind so much as long as it was the right one.

 

[AkJay]

I fit in the 7-9 catagory, with the addition that many of my friends tell me i look like a serial killer...

 

[Ravenstien]

Firstly, no. 13 is inherent in every adolescent guy on the planet.
Secondly, I think it's safe to say I'm ok, but I do have a bit of a streak in me seeing as my favourite character in Heroes is Sylar and I'd choose to be him if the Heroes situation were true...

 

[teh_gunslinger]

1. The majority are single, white males. For now. But hopefully it'll change this week.

2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range. I like to tell myself that at least. Truthfully, I don't know. Never took an IQ test.

3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs.Nah, I'm pretty stable. Though I'm lazy as hell so I skip class at occasion.

4. They tend to come from unstable families. My folks are divorced. Does that count?

5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers. Nope.

6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories. Think my dad drank to much at one point.

7. They often are mistrustful of their parents. Nope. They tend to be on the level.

8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused?psychologically, physically and/or sexually?by a family member. Nope. Or perhaps I've suppressed it? But I don't think so.

9. Many spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems. Nope.

10. They have high rates of suicide attempts. Have not tried yet.

11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sadomasochistic pornography. Nah. Regular porn seems to fit the bill.

12. More than 60 percent wet their beds beyond the age of 12. Don't think I ever did that as a kid even.

13. Many are fascinated with fire starting. Only for my ciggies and joints. But I've lit thousands of those on fire.

14. They are involved in sadistic activity or torturing small animals. I stepped on our cat once. And the dog as well. I may be a serial stomper.

I guess I would be a rather lame serial killer.

Edit: I'm hoping to change the single part. Not the white.
Edit 2: Nor the male part.

 

[JenXXXJen]

2,3,4,13

I remember doing this hand-writing thingy once, and apparantly only 5% of the normal population have the type of hand-writing I have, while 75% (something like that) of people in prison have it. I feel special.

 

[megalomania]

Oh yeah lots of people are both, its all about power, if you enjoy hurting someone then chances are you'll enjoy being hurt, at least that's the case with most of the people of a similar persuasion I've met.

The more you know .

Lol that would be the most disturbing Public Service Announcement to ever appear on TV.

I suppose I like playing rugby which involves both hurting and being hurt, although without the erections (I can only speak on my own behalf on that I suppose). I'm not sure I would like to draw any further parallels, or I may end up discovering something about myself that I didn't want to *Go self-repression on the basis of social 'norms'!*

 

[nolongerhere]

1,2 and 13.
We seem to have more potential pyromaniacs than serial killers here. That's good ... kinda.

 

[megalomania]

2,3,4,13

I remember doing this hand-writing thingy once, and apparantly only 5% of the normal population have the type of hand-writing I have, while 75% (something like that) of people in prison have it. I feel special.

I assume if you are talking about 75% of inmates having the same hand-writing as yours then your hand-writing must be about advanced as being able to hold a pen and mark a X where you name goes?

 

[Tharwen]

1,2,3,13

But what I find interesting is that most people who have posted claim to have 2 (the IQ one) as a characteristic. What does that imply as a general rule about gamers?

 

[EchetusXe]

aww, poor iccle serial killers. Mummy didn't love you?

Is it just me or do these questions get more extreme?

1-3 is normal, 4-8 is unfortunate, 9-10 don't seem well but could be dealing with it, 11-14 are psychopaths, rapists, pyromaniacs and... bedwetters?

I think the more important thing is what questions you are saying yes to.

Someone who answers yes to 11, 13 and 14 should be shot, but the poll makes them look more normal than some poor bastard who says yes to the first ten.

 

[Captain Pancake]

1 and 2.

i'm so damn modest... i'm only quite intelligent, nothing too big

 

[Kingflynn0910]

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. Last time I checked I was a guy and white (I'm single but hopefully not for long) so YEP

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

3. Despite their high IQs, they do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work menial jobs.YEP, I fail many classes in school, my bosses don't like me much, and I am a pizza guy so...

4. They tend to come from unstable families. Parents Psycho...YEP

5. As children, they are typically abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers.YEP, parents are divorced and I live with mom... Shut up, I'm only 18

6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories. YEP, Mom was alcoholic and is was Daddy

7. They often are mistrustful of their parents.YEP, Who trusts their parents? Not me.

8. It is common to find that as children, they were abused?psychologically, physically and/or sexually?by a family member. NO

9. Many spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems. YEAH, I spent a week, they got sick of me fast.

10. They have high rates of suicide attempts. NEVER, EVER, EVER. Stupid emo...faggots...mutter...mutter

11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sadomasochistic pornography. No porno but a lot of sadistic shit

12. More than 60 percent wet their beds beyond the age of 12. NO, I stopped at around 9

13. Many are fascinated with fire starting. YEP, HAHA FIRE BURN BURN!!!! Sorry, pyromaniac =)

14. They are involved in sadistic activity or torturing small animals. YEP, I am weird like that...

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.

So I share 10...

 

[jdog345]

Just 1 and 13.

 

[ExaltedK9]

As always Max is to thank for the insight into the mind of a sociopath.

Don't look at me like that, I'm asexual.

Mostly.

It's just a theory.

Hahaaaa, yep good ol' cousin KenzS....Max

Oh yeah right.
I kill so many more people than you it's not even funny.

I CHALLENGE YOU TO A MURDER-OFF!

No, you see I was implying that I was still planning to murder you. Regardless...this is a cometition that you're gonna lose. I killed at least 3 people this morning alone.

 

[Yowsa]

i have some of the aformenced simtems
1. The majority are single, white males.
2. They are often intelligent, with IQs in the "bright normal" range.
6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories.
7. They often are mistrustful of their parents. (yes well we all are and for good resons since we all fine out that mon and dad ant as perfect as you thought)
Many are fascinated with fire starting. fire fire.. in tf2 i play as the pyro and love fire in reallty and it is the first and only prepchual motion i have ever seen.

 

[The Political Gamer]

4-5ish not too bad

 

[Zombie_Fish]

I've got five of them ticked off. That's okay though, still leaves room for improvement...