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Ideal_Rock
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So, I was thinking about all the horrible murders and kidnappings in the news lately, especially the kidnappings of the 3 girls in Ohio. A note found in the home of Ariel Castro explained that the girls had all made one mistake; they had gotten into the car of a stranger. I thought this was especially chilling.
Why did they get into the car? Because he looked harmless. Not like a "bad guy". Because most of us believe we "can tell" if someone is "bad". They have "a certain look" about them.
But can we really tell? Do we actually know just by looking at someone? Can you bet your life on that?
I've assembled a random assortment of 10 photos. Some are murderers. Some are not. I'm not going to say how many are or are not murderers, because in real life we don't have those kind of clues. Can you tell which is which?
Take a guess and tell us why you think what you do. If you have teens you might want to have them play this game too. So they can test the notion that they "Can tell".
I will return after a while to reveal who's who.




Why did they get into the car? Because he looked harmless. Not like a "bad guy". Because most of us believe we "can tell" if someone is "bad". They have "a certain look" about them.
But can we really tell? Do we actually know just by looking at someone? Can you bet your life on that?
I've assembled a random assortment of 10 photos. Some are murderers. Some are not. I'm not going to say how many are or are not murderers, because in real life we don't have those kind of clues. Can you tell which is which?
Take a guess and tell us why you think what you do. If you have teens you might want to have them play this game too. So they can test the notion that they "Can tell".
I will return after a while to reveal who's who.



