Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte (Post 3983742)

"the"--that pic would be a little more convincing without the Eotech.

Originally Posted by MRM (Post 3983730)

A sociopath can beat a lie detector test but a lie detector might be able to catch him. It just depends. It's a lot harder to interrogate a sociopath because the things that make normal people uncomfortable don't phase a sociopath. Basic interrogation, like a lie detector, works on the theory that people respond pretty much the same to similar stimulus. Being confronted with inconsistencies that make the witness ether lie or confess to something makes them uncomfortable, and the biophysical reaction to that discomfort can be observed, either by a machine or a trained observer. Since a sociopath has few, if any social inhibitions, it's hard to detect any discomfort when he lies.

Originally Posted by speeder (Post 3983981)

I've always heard, (and believed), that pathological liars actually believe their lies at some point; i.e. OJ Simpson on some twisted level believes that he is innocent.

Have you heard this? :cool:

Originally Posted by 911pcars (Post 3983977)

I had to look that one up (Eotech). At first, I thought you were describing the penis jewelry dangling near his crotch. Nothing personal the. Is that you? What's with the Intifada look?

Sherwood

Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 3983479)

Actually, none on this board....but it does have a bearing on why I'm a "BTDT Gruppe" member. I won't name the individual I have in mind....

Oh, I stole the "BTDT Gruppe" line from a fellow dropout...;)

Originally Posted by speeder (Post 3983981)

I've always heard, (and believed), that pathological liars actually believe their lies at some point; i.e. OJ Simpson on some twisted level believes that he is innocent.

Have you heard this? :cool:

Originally Posted by milt (Post 3984388)

Wasn't me. ;)

Originally Posted by KevinP73 (Post 3983406)

Profile of the Sociopath
Additional Traits

1. Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
2. Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
3. Authoritarian
4. Secretive
5. Paranoid
6. Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
7. Conventional appearance
8. Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
9. Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life
10. Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)
11. Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
12. Incapable of real human attachment to another
13. Unable to feel remorse or guilt
14. Extreme narcissism and grandiose
15. May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
    
16. (The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare.)