Day 31: In my personal opinion, sociopaths are EXTREMELY awesome

Before you all start freaking out and saying OMFG KATRINA WTF WHY DO YOU THINK SERIAL KILLERS ARE AWESOME I would like to make one thing clear: The only serial killer I think is awesome is Dexter. HA.

But seriously, the word 'sociopath' carries a looooot of badass. A sociopath is not someone who goes around killing everyone to get what they want. (That's probably a psychopath. :D) A sociopath is basically someone that has no concern for the rules society has decided upon; they'll commit a crime if they want to, because they don't give a crap if society has decided it is unacceptable or immoral. Basically, they're badass. Psychopaths, on the other hand, are scary as crap. They are physically incapable of feeling affection for people, are masters at manipulating people, and every single thing they do serves one purpose: looking out for number one. If they want you to lose credibility with your boss so they will get promoted over you, they'll poison you so you look like you're drunk. (A psychopath did this in an episode of House.) If you've discovered a dirty secret of theirs and are threatening to take it to the police, they'll just kill you. They cannot feel any empathy at all. Basically, while both are badass, sociopaths can form actual relationships with people, while any relationship a psychopath has was created to either make it easier for them to get what they want or to maintain an image of normalcy.

Now for a few of my favorite (sadly, fictional) sociopaths!

1. Max Keenan, from Bones

Aw man, I LOVE this guy. He's funny, and charming, and he does anything he can to protect his family. In Witness Protection for years, when he and his wife were found by the people hunting them, they ran away from their children without even saying goodbye. This ripped his children apart, but the alternative would have been exposing them to the hit men trying to kill them (who succeeded in murdering his wife), which was far worse. He let himself be arrested, facing the death penalty, instead of abandoning his daughter again. Most notably, he is a serial killer (w00t!), but he only kills when he is protecting his family. He's badass.

2. Sherlock Holmes, from Sherlock

This guy is my IDOL. For those of you who know Freakishly Smart Person - so pretty much everyone reading this xD - imagine him on cocaine. But more arrogant, and constantly talking, and with a gun that he shoots at the wall when he's bored. This guy gets some truly epic lines - he complains about having to breath because "breathing's boring," and when accused of being a psychopath, he replies, "I'm not a psychopath, I'm a sociopath. Do your research," not offended in the slightest - just annoyed that they were wrong. He also insults people a LOT. "Shut up." "I didn't say anything!" "You're thinking. It's annoying." Lol. He also kicks ass... Chinese circus performers/smugglers/murderers? Don't stand a chance. Serial killer who's been shot and won't tell you the name of the person who sent them to you? He'll be dead soon anyway, so it doesn't matter if you torture him a little. Plus, he's devilishly attractive. :D

3. Dexter, from Dexter

Okay, so this guy is a sociopath AND a psychopath, but seriously. THIS GUY KICKS SO MUCH ASS. He's the world's most epic serial killer, slaughtering three people in the first two episodes. He killed his own brother, too, slitting his throat. However, because of the world's best foster dad, he only kills people that he knows are killers themselves, and have escaped the law or remain undiscovered (his brother was a serial killer too). He is SUCH a badass. While the show has a bit more boob than I'm comfortable with, I TOTALLY recommend to everyone reading this - as long as you don't mind a little (okay, a LOT of) blood.

So that's the post for today. And, guess what? It's my 31st! That means I've been doing this for about a month. The last time I attempted to do something every day, I failed a few days after the one-month mark. Let's hope this lasts longer! It's already gone on way longer than I thought it would, so yay!

As a side note, one of my life's goals is to become best friends with a sociopath. Don't ask me why. Since according to Colombian Rice Eater there's no way that Freakishly Smart Person is one (DAMN IT), that leaves Singing Actor And SGU Fan. WHY MUST YOU HATE ME SO? THIS IS ONE OF MY LIFE'S GOALS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE!

I'm normal.