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Originally Posted by HardRoad
As far as I can tell, all that stuff started with Grossman and On Killing. IIRC, he contended that about 2% of the population were sociopaths, which he defined as someone who lacks a deep visceral, psychological inhibition against violence and killing. According to him, sociopaths might be good people, and there actions might be constrained by an ethical framework, but deep down, they don't mind killing and aren't affected by it the way the other 98% are. He also contended that people who lacked an inhibition against violence were disproportionately represented in organizations like SF.
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HR,
Think the figure has to be > 2%
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. "
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)