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"90% of serial killers are white men.."


No they aren't... At the time this movie was made, the percentage of serial killers who were black was around 20%, which is a huge amount considering black men only made up around 6% of the US population. White men actually offend under their demographic.
No I'm not a white man, I just dont like lies or misinformation, whichever one it was

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Agree. Seemed like they were only thinking about the famous serial killers.

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Exactly. They were just focusing on white men, if they look at other races they'll find a higher percentage. That wack show "Criminal Minds" is just as bad when it comes to that.

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But the term "serial killer" has been used incorrectly for a long time now.
I doubt that if you asked someone in law enforcement what their definition of a serial killer was, it would be the same as someone's definition who works in the media.
So any statistics about serial killers will be flawed.
What is YOUR definition of a serial killer?

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Someone who shreds shredded wheat ;)

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