Why do some criminals have this distinct look?

[ElectricFetus]

*cough* sex offender.

Don't believe me? check it out: http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/peppers.asp

 

[Michael]

In the 18th and 19th century, It was a common practice to use facial features to "find" the criminal aspect of society. I believe the term was ATAVISM, or the reversion to the primitive stage of human development. (according to the encyclopedia). I do see Mouse88s point. I am an officer in law enforcement, and I do see this fetal alchohol syndrome referenced a lot in mental assessments. I have my own theory that elevated testosterone levels may be a factor in more violent crime, seeing that it effects aggression and the features of a person. Also, the way a person is raised as a child to adulthood not only teaches criminal behavior, but can effect the way a person dresses, emotional responses and habbits. I consider these among the few things that I refer to when I describe how a person "looks". By the way, This is my first post, COOOL site!

Edit: I just now read the article posted above mine. hmmmm

Welcome to the site, nice post.


RE: Reese Witherspoon’s Bitchead
hahahahahha.......

 

[dazzlepecs]

 

[Orleander]

You will find guys who look like him all over America. Nothing about his facial features that suggest he would be such a prolific serial killer.

 

[clusteringflux]

I actually feel sorry for the dude. He's never going to be popular with the ladies, for obvious reasons. .

Yeah, Lucas county has some strange folks but I've never seen the likes of dude... If he's on the registry I wonder if that means he's still alive? The picture looks like a corpse.

 

[Doreen]

At first glance, I thought he was a Philadelphia Flyer.

See now, hockey is a way to transform a criminal into a, well paid, law abiding citizen, by making his criminal tendencies a part of his job.

We should do that for all types of criminal behavior.

 

[ScaryMonster]

This is Ned Kelly, the most notorious Bushranger in Australian History, looking at his face I’m reminded of a lot of young Irish guys I know.
I can see nothing special that would paint him as a killer.

By some he’s looked upon as an Irish idealist who was only fighting back against British troopers would were brutalizing his family and friends.

But he started robbing banks by way of revenge, well unlikely.
Others just think he’s a criminal and a cold-blooded killer. But he’s become an Australian folk hero, because of the armour he and his gang wore in their last shoot out.
Can you tell by his face? Killer, criminal, idealist, hero?

 

[nietzschefan]

See now, hockey is a way to transform a criminal into a, well paid, law abiding citizen, by making his criminal tendencies a part of his job.

We should do that for all types of criminal behavior.

Fuck you, hockey players have been charged with crimes for stuff they do on the Ice all the time.