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[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by teevee

At some point one's socialization/learning/understanding of the world kicks in and moderates behaviour.

First of all ... the jails are full of idiots that not only commit one crime but are repeat offenders ... so much so that in the US there is the 3 strikes law to keep these morons behind bars where they belong instead of terrorizing society.

What you are saying is that these guys/gals are " risk takers " ? ... so they weigh out the odds before they commit a crime and then take the " risk " of not getting caught ... is that about right ?

I dont think so !

I think that for some of them they cant help it and/or are too stupid to see that if they get caught they will get locked up for a very long time.

Originally Posted by teevee

Again, since crime is socially defined, there cannot be a "crime" gene. What is considered criminal or lawful varies tremendously across human cultures.

I am pretty sure that the big ones are fairly universal ( ie. stealing, B&E, rape, murder etc ) regardless of where you grew up ... besides you would have to be pretty naive to think you could argue your case in a court of law in a country that forbids certain acts and get away with it.

People commit crimes every day regardless of the punishments that society puts in their path to discourage them from those acts. One has to think that in those people they are predisposed to committing crime which does not allow them to see the consequences of their actions ( both what happens to their victims and also what can happen if they get caught ) ... the thing is that it is not always IQ as there are some very smart crooks ... as I said before ... so smart that if they applied themselves to lawfull enterprise would do very well.

Alot of these criminal types have no heart whatsoever ... and can be traced back to when they were children ... abusive to children & adults at a very early age ( often with perfectly normal parents & siblings ) and the tale of woe gets worse as they grow up.

Like I said " Criminal Mind "