I'm curious about something, and I wonder if this has ever been looked at in relations to sexual predators/ murderers.
Before I ask, though, I should give some background about where my question is coming from...I don't have children, so I don't have much first hand experience about how boys are raised, etc.
But for neuro development and personality development, I'm convinced over and over about how critical it is for kids to MOVE. Running, rolling, trampolines, jumping, flips, etc., are so critical for healthy brain development. And hopefully sports, if a boy can find something that he can excel in.
And by the time a boy hits 12-13, and his poor body is flooded with all those hormones, ( and mainly testosterone), and his muscles grow, and his bones grow, and he is overwhelmed with ENERGY, well, that all has to go somewhere.
And IMO, if they don't have some harmless outlet for all that energy, they can't handle it.
Of course , not every little boy will feel happy about playing soccer, or running, but I think if they don't have some kind of physical activity that they are comfortable with, then by the time their hormones explode, then it may be too late. I picture AS when he was 14, and not knowing where else to put his energy, I can see how the *advertiser censored* addiction happened.
Does this mean that he would never have done all these horrible things if he had played baseball? Of course not. (or at least, probably not.) And I think about the rage in the Columbine shooters, and others, and it makes me wonder. My brother was a chubby kid and was very nerdy, and my dad MADE him get into football in high school. By his senior year, he was most improved player. He's 70 years old now, and I think those hard years on the high school football team are his proudest memories of his life.
So my question is, does anyone know if the sporting history of some of those other horrible offenders was ever included in their profiles? We say that many of them were wired up wrong. What I wonder is, does working their muscles and brain together, help to wire them up in a healthier way.