well they do and i know you might not like to admit it but deep down you know you are a fan.everytime theres something about one everyones intrigued.every film about one normally becomes a hit.what is it that makes a mass killer so likeable/intresting.
why do people like serial killers?
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I admire thier work...err...i mean...d'oh.
I don't think its the acts of killing that intrigues people. It's usually because serial killers can often have a bit of psychological ground behind them. Who they're targeting and why. Getting inside the killer's mind to try and figure out where they're going to strike next etc
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I think that interesting is the key, rather tham likable.
Peope are facinated by killing because it's generally repellent and something that people struggle to do (I remember reading some research that 85% of soldiers aim high, either on purpose or subconsiously simply because taking another life is so difficult).
Because it's such an alien concept to most it's becomes interesting and we want to understand these people.
This is why probably the most talked about figure in WW2 is Hitler and not Churchill, Stalin or Roosevelt.
Peope are facinated by killing because it's generally repellent and something that people struggle to do (I remember reading some research that 85% of soldiers aim high, either on purpose or subconsiously simply because taking another life is so difficult).
Because it's such an alien concept to most it's becomes interesting and we want to understand these people.
This is why probably the most talked about figure in WW2 is Hitler and not Churchill, Stalin or Roosevelt.
I think that's the key. Nobody likes a mass murderer, but it's interesting to read about.
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Because they have the bravery and courage to do what we all want to do.
Pretty much. It's the same reason that people turn their heads and slow down a bit to look at crashes on motorways.
Yes, that's the exact reason. Well, that and the voices also told me to like them too!
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I'm not a fan of serial killers and criminals I have no admiration for the people who are monstrous enough to commit these crimes. But i do find it fascinating, I often read true crime books and books on serial killers *shifty eyes*. I think it is a mixture of curiosity of what drives people to do these things and learning more about the world, even the advances in technology in catching and convicting criminals.
That's bullcrap, sorry. Where did you hear that, Cracker? I've don't harbour a secret unspeakable desire to kill people. I'd be worried if you did.
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because everyone is sadistic! When we hear bad news such as 9/11 we all go, 'omg!' 'wtf!' 'get the terrorists!' But in the back of our minds we are also thinking, 'Thank god i wasn't involved'
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Because of this?