Dr Raine said he acknowledged the ethical implications of treating children before they had done anything wrong, but argued that “biological” causes of crime could not be ignored.
How boring would life be without criminals and psychopaths. We need a diverse group of people to keep us alert. Perhaps the people behind these "scientific" experiments believe we should all be clones.They argue that, by predicting which children have the potential to be trouble, treatments could be introduced to keep them on the straight and narrow. If the tests are accurate enough then a form of screening could be introduced in the same way we test for some diseases.
Dr Nathalie Fontaine, who also spoke at the conference, argued that children as young as four exhibited “callous unemotional traits” such as lack of guilt and empathy that could also suggest future bad behaviour. Linking these features with “conduct problems” such as throwing tantrums could be a strong way to predict who could be anti-social in later life.
Both speakers said that identifying these issues earlier could be important in stopping children from becoming criminals.
Outlaw Yogi wrote:Generally the CEOs of corporations and Managing Directors of companies tend to be psychopaths who bullied and used others as stepping stones on their way to the top of the heap, they're far more common than most people realise. And criminals are quite often just individuals who recognise many laws are just moralistic farces and so regard/treat them as such. You'd be hard pressed to find more creativity/enginuity/inventiveness in the general public than in gaols. The only real difference are their reasons for motivation.
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Indeed, many are.Pastafarian wrote: So peoples lives are moralistic farces?
Pastafarian wrote:Stealing other peoples property is a moralistic farce?
Would you believe theft/larceny is not the only crime?many laws are just moralistic farces and so regard/treat them as such
Saywhat?boxy wrote:Interesting article, but seems to raise more questions than it answers. It's very judgemental about the "negative" aspects of low IQ (educational drop out rates, illegitimatacy) but only brushes over the negatives associated with high IQ (mental illness).
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True. Psychopaths are fascinating - as long as you don't get too close to them and just watch them from a distance. I've never been to gaol, but have known a few ex inmates. They are extremely innovative and it's a pity their energy couldn't be directed more constructively - although I doubt too many career crims want redirection.Outlaw Yogi wrote:Generally the CEOs of corporations and Managing Directors of companies tend to be psychopaths who bullied and used others as stepping stones on their way to the top of the heap, they're far more common than most people realise. And criminals are quite often just individuals who recognise many laws are just moralistic farces and so regard/treat them as such. You'd be hard pressed to find more creativity/enginuity/inventiveness in the general public than in gaols. The only real difference are their reasons for motivation.
I may be going outside the purely IQ related topic, here... but I consider pure IQ as a limited messure (at best). People who continually consider things in a "big picture" type of way (considering ALL relevant factors) are at a mental health disadvantage compared to tunnel visioners.Swami Dring wrote:Saywhat?boxy wrote:Interesting article, but seems to raise more questions than it answers. It's very judgemental about the "negative" aspects of low IQ (educational drop out rates, illegitimatacy) but only brushes over the negatives associated with high IQ (mental illness).
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