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Re:The crisis of American forensics by bsder on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:33PM (#16342114)
> I have no background in psychology, but I'm confident that statistics will support that even the most deranged actors will be able to suppress their antisocial impulses to take advantage of such opportunities.

You would be wrong. You have clearly never worked with people with dementia.

Many forms of dementia impact your impulse control. Such people cannot control impulses--antisocial or not.

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Re:The crisis of American forensics by asynchrony on Friday February 09, 2018 @11:30PM (#16345894)
I was thinking more of high-functioning socio paths than people who have lost some mental capacity. I appreciate the benefit of your experience on the topic.
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