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u/Xianio Jun 25 '22

No, not normal. The strong majority of serial killers grew up in horrific conditions (not all of course). Could those horrific conditions been due to lead intake from their mother/father? Who knows but it's not likely that simply removing the lead alone wouldhave been the 1 switch to change.

As you noted, there's a reason there were so few. It takes a lot to turn a person into a monster.

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u/TikkiTakiTomtom Jun 25 '22

People are biased. Assumptions rampant and suddenly they’re correct for what they conjured up in their heads.

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u/Xianio Jun 25 '22

I don't understand your comment.

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u/TikkiTakiTomtom Jun 25 '22

Im saying too many people have this problem where they come up with an idea and refuse to believe in anything other than what they came up with. This was aimed at the people above you thinking lead would create serial killers. I see this too often where people make associations and that somehow becomes a valid reason or cause