For those of you were not here today, we finished watching the film about human and psychopathic behaviors.  It turns out that one can have the warrior gene as well as the brain differences (inactive pre-frontal lobes which enable one to 'feel' emotions, and the amygdala which triggers instincts) but murderous-psycotic behavior may not occur because of a healthy and nurturing environment during the early stages of childhood.  So, even though the genes and brain differences are definitely there it doesn't mean the person was a born killer, they just had a high percentage of becoming one.  We also examined that the traits of a psychotic individual may give them an advantage in the world of business.  For instance, psychopaths (according to research) usually posses charisma, they also have a lack of empathy, and a business environment is perfect for them because there is always something new for them to tackle.  Psychopaths, as said in the film, are not always behind bars.

In small group we also examined the topic of fan on fan violence.  What do you think about this topic?  I think the documentary made a very strong point about why fan violence is now a regular thing.
~lack of family time (the feeling of belonging to a group)
~church on Sunday's is not a big part of American society anymore ('')
~people who lack one or the other or both have a strong need to belong to a group/so sports =solution

Unfortunately, games are not an escape from reality, but a couple hours of reminders of what the real world can be like.


In large group we started a new case study!  MISS SMART  This case examines the idea of (even though she didn't pull the trigger she still gets the worst verdict)...how does that work?  What do you guys think?