Criminal Profiling Topic of the Day: Does Casey Anthony think like a Psychopath?

Here is a list of some of the things you will hear come out of a psychopath's mouth:


It's not my fault.

Why is everyone blaming me?

So, she's dead. What am I supposed to do about it?

Shit happens; I can't get all bent out of shape over it.

It's your fault.

Why is SHE getting all the attention?

Honestly, I am telling the truth.

Okay, so that wasn't exactly true, but I am telling you the truth now.

I was attacked. I was raped. I was abused

Suddenly, stuff just happened.

Why shouldn't I get on with my life? It's been a week since that went down.

They are all lying about me.

That didn't happen.

I was late to work because I had to stop and take a pregnant woman to the hospital who was in labor.

It's just an animal.

I don't know why you are all making such a big deal of this.

I am innocent.


Oh, I could go on, but do any of the statements remind you of someone named Casey Anthony?

For more on Casey's psychopathology, check out my post at Women in Crime Ink, "There is only one One Word for Casey Anthony: Psychopath.


Criminal Profiler Pat Brown

Criminal Profiling Topic of the Day: Too Young to Blame? Then Blame the Parents

When young children commit heinous crimes, who is to blame? Who is to be responsible? Once upon a time, society held the parents accountable for the actions of their children who hadn't reached adulthood reasoning that they are in their charges, their responsibility, and they controlled their behaviors and movements. If your child committed a crime, you paid either out of your pocket or with some jail time yourself. When did this concept disappear?

A seven-year-old boy recently broke into a zoo in Australia (yes, seven-years-old) and beat thirteen lizards and turtles to death and fed them to a crocodile. The toll of the mass animal murder tallied over five thousand dollars, not to mention the loss of life to these innocent animals and the sadness and horror felt by the zookeepers and community.

The boy cannot be charged because he is too young. The zoo is going to sue the parents for his actions. I think it is a damned fine idea. It is about time parents realize if they are going to bring another human being into the world and train it for eighteen years, they must take the job seriously.

I have suggested the same concept for teens who murder their friends and classmates with guns. Make the gun owner responsible for whatever happens with that gun (unless the owner reports it stolen). Since a gun is either supposed to be on your person or in a lock box, there is no excuse for your kids getting to it. If you clearly already deranged teen takes your guns to school, you go down as an accessory to the crime. If this happened to the next parents who gave little juvenile delinquent Johnny access to lethal weapons, I am guessing you would see a major increase in the sale of gun safes.

Some folks will say this is too harsh, that some children are just born bad and parents shouldn't have to pay the price for their child being a psychopath. I disagree. I just don't believe out-of-control kids "just happen to good parents." Sorry. Maybe I am to harsh, but i am getting sick of parents claiming they can't do anything about their kids. It starts young, folks, and raising children means putting in lots of work. My feeling is you work hard when they are young and then you don't have to suffer later. Your kids may not turn out "perfect" but they don't have to be menaces to society.

Other than providing three more meals to the crocodile (the boy and his parents), suing the parents is the next best thing.

Criminal Profiler Pat Brown