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Vigilance for Violence

population, one period of “why” question depends man violence and preda-

B history may appear larger on the particular school tory behavior will be a
R than other points in time. of thought, absent to date never-ending saga. None-
O While humans remain any hardcore scientific theless, vigilance, or at-

W very adept at harming oth- evidentiary validation, still tentiveness, watchfulness
A ers, statistical measures results in speculation. Of or awareness, remains a

R fluctuate. Considering a course there will be some, wiser anticipation for the
D range of murderous be- enthralled by the field of investigative intricacy
havior, from A to Z, or “neuroscience”, “evo- of human nature and its

U assassination to terrorism, lutionary biology”, and proclivity toward violent
N the body may demonstrate so on, who will differ as behavior.

I a trend toward a greater to the solvability factors
V propensity for violence involved in human mo- Specious notions as to
E with an expanded tivations. Perhaps a little causation often stumble

R definition. too openly and cavalierly, into the foggy realms of
S some expound upon so- oversimplification, hasty

I In one study retold in a called advances in study- generalization and preju-
T national nature publica- ing the human “mind”. As dicial thinking. Caution
Y tion, a propensity for vio- the “mind” is a metaphor is always warranted in

lence is claimed to be an for what the brain does, relation to criminality and
2 evolutionary product of such a notion is preten- the subsequent interpreta-

0 earlier primate species. tious at best. tion of opinion, statistics,
2 As such as the story goes, reporting criteria, ideolo-
0 “human-on-human” kill- This aspect of philosophi- gies and various schools

ing is many times greater cal conjecture is always of thought. As such, every
than that of other species. intriguing. As though time a violent incident oc-

However, regardless of the some primordial impetus curs there is an emotional
theory, there are no easy seduces perhaps well- state of reactivity. Reason
answers. From the safe meaning researchers to- is typically suspended in

havens of academia, to ward a “Frankensteinish” favor of feelings. What-
the gritty streets of po- creation, assertions of ever the rationale for a

lice work, many a “social “neuroscience of psychol- deeper personal meaning,
philosopher” has tried to ogy” seem bent of invent- aside from the tragedy
explain criminal behavior. ing a “crime gene”. What- for the victim and family,

ever the many willingly default
To answer the eternal seduction, excuses for hu- to an illogical basis for a

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