So much so that it featured prominently in early serial killer profing. The rejected wanna-be cop, seeking authority.
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This is why you don’t want to reject applicants; you’ll be reducing the chance that possible future incidents will be considered crimes. This is known as proactively juking the stats.
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Honest question: why does the behaviour of lying online with criminal, possibly murderous purposes needs another name?
I hadn’t heard “catfishing” before. I might be behind the curve, because there are even GIFs for that, like:
But I still wonder: doesn’t using this term rather hide the terrible intend of sexualised violence?
It’s been a term for well over a decade - deriving from this film:
I think it is because catfishing can lead to sexual violence, but is also a thing that happens millions of times each day without it. It could be for fraud (love scams), to try out a different persona online, or claiming to be 6’ 2" in your profile when you are 5’ 10"
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“Austin Lee Edwards” That name has got pathological child rapist written all over it. And I’m as white as the day is long.
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