When I was younger, I was introduced to the theory that everyone on the planet is capable of murder; all it takes is the introduction of the "right" person and circumstance, and any one of us could be perfectly capable of killing that one other person. And that's normal. Most of us are fortunate enough never to meet that person and those circumstances at the same time, or at all. Which seems logical to me, so I pretty much agree with the theory. Serial killers seem to be wired to seek out that "person", and those circumstances, over and over again. Not so normal in my estimation. I think Christopher Titus got it right in his stand-up routine where he talked about the fact that whenever they catch a serial killer, the news is always full of interviews with shocked neighbors who talk about how quiet the guy was, and how he kept to himself and never troubled anyone. According to Titus, if he ever finds a guy like that living in his neighborhood, he's "taking him out". 'Cos quiet, normal guys can't be trusted. :)
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Date: 2005-03-03 20:00 (UTC)I think Christopher Titus got it right in his stand-up routine where he talked about the fact that whenever they catch a serial killer, the news is always full of interviews with shocked neighbors who talk about how quiet the guy was, and how he kept to himself and never troubled anyone. According to Titus, if he ever finds a guy like that living in his neighborhood, he's "taking him out". 'Cos quiet, normal guys can't be trusted. :)