Welcome To Serial Predatorsand True Crime.

Introduction by Sparks The term ‘serial predator’ is a well-known fearsome phrase usedto describe criminals who prey on innocent children and adults unable to defend themselves. It is often used to describe child molesters and murderers. However, the definition of a predatorcan be expanded far beyond what the dictionary tells us: The dictionary describes the word ‘predator’ as: ‘an animal that lives by killing and consuming other animals’ Those predatory animals can be the big cats like lions, tigers, leopards, or they can be birds of prey like the eagle, the hawkand the falcon, and in the oceans of the world we have sharksand killer whales – All kill to survive – It is their intrinsic natureto do so. And in the context of being serial predators, they arejust that… their motivation is their next meal… and their next,and their next. Although we seldom refer to those animals asserial predators, in truth, they are just that. They have anongoing need for a supply of food for which they must first kill. However, the term ‘serial predator’ has come to be associatedwith members of the human species who are engaged in coursesof conduct that can encompass a multitude of criminal behaviors ranging from murder to con games. None of us would walk into the woods or the jungle at night,alone and unarmed, because of our fear of the predators thatmight be lurking there. That fear is a remnant of ourconsciousness which has been with us since the days of our caveman ancestors. Then, why, I ask, are we not more wary of the two-legged fellow human who may be out to separate us from all that we know,trust and love, and to leave us physically mangled or mentally, financially and emotionally damaged? If you have ever watcheda pride of lions stalking antelope, you would have been witnessto the cunning and stealth which preceded the kill. Ourmistake may lie in our failure to recognize that the tactics ofthe two-legged predator parallel those of the animal world.And you say, ‘but the leopard has spots, and the lion is verylarge, and the shark has pearly teeth, and we can recognizethem.’ After all even Little Red Riding Hood knew that whenthe wolf dropped his disguise that he wasn’t grandma, andshe ran out of the house screaming for help. Fight or fleewas the choice that she had, and she got herself out ofthere…pronto. I love happy endings! Granted that the human predator does not show up on ourdoorstep wearing a wolf suit or in a tiger getup, but thatgives the human predator a larger than home-field advantage.We can’t tell the ‘good guys’ from the ‘bad guys’ - white hat or no white hat. We think that ‘they’ are one of us whennothing could be further from the truth. So how do weprotect ourselves and our loved ones from those who woulddo us harm in whatever form it may take? How do we avoidthe loss and heartbreak that can come from associating with a two-legged predator? We don’t propose to have all of the answers in this forum,but those of us who have been victimized and survivedrecognize the need to protect ourselves and our loved onesfrom all variety of predators and it is to this lofty aim thatthis forum is dedicated. We welcome you and invite you to participate, learn, share and go forward together.

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