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What is Hybristophilia?

Hybristophilia

Hybristophilia (also known as the Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome) is a form of paraphilia (or perversion) involving sexual attraction to people who have committed some sort of “outrage”. The term is usually associated with fans of notorious criminals.

Many high-profile criminals, particularly those who have committed atrocious crimes, receive “fan mail” in prison that is sometimes amorous or sexual, presumably as a result of this phenomenon. In some cases, admirers of these criminals have gone on to marry the object of their affections in prison.

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Why Was John Gotti Treated So Poorly By Other Inmates In Prison Despite Being A Powerful Mafia Boss?

John Gotti was a brash, personable yet cocky character, both in the streets and in prison. He was also alleged – by Sammy Gravano, at least – to be very racist; making various disparaging and denigrating comments about black people, even in Prison environments. Given my preamble, that is not particularly smart.

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How Do Lie Detectors Work?

how do lie detectors work

According to the American Psychological Association, “There is no evidence that any pattern of physiological reactions is unique to deception. An honest person may be nervous when answering truthfully and a dishonest person may be non-anxious.”

Polygraphs don’t actually detect anything meaningful except that the person is under stress – and simply being given a polygraph is sufficient to trigger the stress.

Even the creator of the machines stated that they were bunk. They’re purely a prop for interrogators.

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What Causes A Person To Become A Mass Shooter?

There is a perfect storm of conditions that lead to these shootings, I think.

Isolation. Social Alienation.The only place to vent or find comfort is in radical communities.

Feeling powerless day to day. Anger towards those around you. Distrust of the systems you operate in or in the social support systems that you should be able to rely on.

Feeling things will never get better.Lack of emotional awareness or proper emotional outlets.

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How Does Law Enforcement Tell If Someone Jumped or Was Pushed From a Building?

I’m a death investigator in NYC. Jumping from a tall building is actually very common here.

There are many things we do during a death investigations that gives us a good idea of whether a descent was a suicide or not.

First, we check for history of suicidal attempts or ideation. We speak ‘to friends and family to get a sense of what was going on in a person’s life. Also, we look for notes.

Most often, people jump from a window in their apartment or from the roof. If someone jumps from a roof, many times, there are cameras that overlook the roof or the hallway outside of the door leading to the roof. So we can see who was going up there.

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How Long Does It Take To Die From Strangulation

Gabrielle Petito, the Florida woman whose disappearance led to a wide-ranging investigation into her fiancé, who returned home without her from a cross-country trip before disappearing himself, died from strangulation, the authorities said on Tuesday.

In a fight if I were to hold you down and begin choking you it would take about a full minute for you to lose consciousness assuming your heart is pounding and breathing rapidly.

To kill the person you would have to continue to apply pressure sufficient to strangulate for about 3–4 min in order to ensure death…probably longer in some cases.

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What Is Prison Food Like?

It depends on where you are designated. One thing is certain: regardless of where you, are the food is terrible. Think lowest bidder won contracts. Expired and waste.

You’ll be fed stuff that’s gross but filling, if you can stomach the taste of it.

A typical breakfast might consist of “biscuits and gravy” which is nothing like actual B&G, it’s more like shortbread squares covered in a tan gravy made from water and powdered gravy mix and some TVP (texturized vegetable protein AKA soy) to simulate sausage, but it has the texture of overcooked hamburger and the flavor of nothing.

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