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The Idaho Murders Suspect
from The Joe Rogan Experience | #330 · #330
2 min
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They discuss the University of Idaho murders case, the six-week gap before an arrest, genealogy DNA tracing, and unsettling reports that the suspect seemed happier after allegedly committing the killings.
- Tim uncertain whether the suspect even killed the Idaho victims.
- The suspect's former classmates reported he seemed noticeably happier and more energetic after returning to school, which Tim finds disturbing.
- The killer was studying criminal behavior, adding another layer to the psychological profile.
- Tim wrestles with the concept of someone capable of stalking, murdering innocent people, then attending school the next day as if nothing happened.
- There's supposedly a certain percentage of psychopaths in the population, raising the challenge of identifying them early.
- Early identification programs risk false positives, flagging people who are just goofy, funny, or listen to death metal without any actual danger.
- Tech-driven identification of anti-social people essentially amounts to pre-crime, which Tim compares to Minority Report.
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