{"id":37662,"date":"2011-07-31T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/politicians-are-like-serial-killers\/"},"modified":"2011-07-31T15:45:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T15:45:29","slug":"politicians-are-like-serial-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/libertarianism\/politicians-are-like-serial-killers.php","title":{"rendered":"Politicians Are Like Serial Killers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's true<\/a>!<\/p>

Using his law enforcement experience and data drawn from the FBI's behavioral analysis unit, Jim Kouri has collected a series of personality traits common to a couple of professions.<\/p>

Kouri, who's a vice president of the National Assn. of Chiefs of Police, has assembled traits such as superficial charm, an exaggerated sense of self-worth, glibness, lying, lack of remorse and manipulation of others.<\/p>

These traits, Kouri points out in his analysis, are common to psychopathic serial killers.<\/p>

But -- and here's the part that may spark some controversy and defensive discussion -- these traits are also common to American politicians. (Maybe you already suspected.)<\/p>

Yup. Violent homicide aside, our elected officials often show many of the exact same character traits as criminal nut-jobs, who run from police but not for office.<\/p>

Kouri notes that these criminals are psychologically capable of committing their dirty deeds free of any concern for social, moral or legal consequences and with absolutely no remorse.<\/p>

\"This allows them to do what they want, whenever they want,\" he wrote. \"Ironically, these same traits exist in men and women who are drawn to high-profile and powerful positions in society including political officeholders.\"<\/p>

Good grief! And we not only voted for these people, we're paying their salaries and entrusting them to spend our national treasure in wise ways.<\/p>

We don't know Kouri that well. He may be trying to manipulate all of us with his glib provocative pronouncements. On the other hand ...<\/p>

He adds:<\/p>

\"While many political leaders will deny the assessment regarding their similarities with serial killers and other career criminals, it is part of a psychopathic profile that may be used in assessing the behaviors of many officials and lawmakers at all levels of government.\"<\/p>

-- Andrew Malcolm<\/p><\/blockquote>

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