The low-hanging fruit in this case would be sociopaths. We know their brains are wired differently, it's already been proven scientifically. They have shallow emotions, lack the ability to empathize with others and this disorder tends to be predominant among serial killers. Of course that's a small minority of all sociopaths, most of whom will likely never hurt anyone.
Of course ideology (political or religious) along with the socioeconomic status also play a significant role.
I think the prudent thing would be to perhaps create parallel societies or they would have to be monitored or kept in institutions for most of their lives.
Some people are parasites in society-think of pimps or the global sex-trafficking trade. Why should we not wipe out people who do such things to others?
Of course there is the danger of false-positives, getting 'normal' people labelled as abnormal and the creation of surveillance societies, which to an extent they are already. However we don't have the same level of state coercion and intimidation we see in Communist, Islamic or fascist nations.
While it is a complex, thorny issue, I don't believe it is intractable. It can be solved and I think we can achieve something closer to a more civilized society.
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The low-hanging fruit in this case would be sociopaths. We know their brains are wired differently, it's already been proven scientifically. They have shallow emotions, lack the ability to empathize with others and this disorder tends to be predominant among serial killers. Of course that's a small minority of all sociopaths, most of whom will likely never hurt anyone.
Of course ideology (political or religious) along with the socioeconomic status also play a significant role.
I think the prudent thing would be to perhaps create parallel societies or they would have to be monitored or kept in institutions for most of their lives.
Some people are parasites in society-think of pimps or the global sex-trafficking trade. Why should we not wipe out people who do such things to others?
Of course there is the danger of false-positives, getting 'normal' people labelled as abnormal and the creation of surveillance societies, which to an extent they are already. However we don't have the same level of state coercion and intimidation we see in Communist, Islamic or fascist nations.
While it is a complex, thorny issue, I don't believe it is intractable. It can be solved and I think we can achieve something closer to a more civilized society.