ruveyn wrote:
Most of the humans who commit crimes have testicles. Why is that?
ruveyn
Before I delve into this, let us first establish that most men are law abiding citizens.
With few exceptions, male mammals have traits that makes them more aggressive, more impulsive, more opportunistic, more self justified, and less empathic than the female of the species.
This is not inherently a negative thing. In humans, when applied to the man's role in the family structure these traits have aided in ensuring survival of humans as a species, especially in resource poor environments.
A man who asserts his claim to resources in the name of his family, and who is willing to take risks to gain more resources for his family, is more likely to ensure the survival of his family.
The problem starts when these traits are not exercised within the context of the best interest of a family. For example, when a man is acting in a solitary fashion, in the context of a gang, or in the context of a militia.
It is then these traits are used in a way which are ultimately detrimental to the stability of human civilizations and the survival of the human species.
Female mammals, on the other hand, usually do not have these traits to such a strong degree for reasons which should be obvious by now....they are the descendants of those who were easier to dominant, and in most species, they are the primary caregivers of the offspring.
They lack the degree of motivation that males have to engage in risky behavior, and they generally get less of a thrill from taking risks and winning. They are more empathetic because their primary role with respect to the survival of the species is caring for children....some of you might have noticed that animal rescues, especially cat rescues, are populated primarily by women, and a recent study found that women were much less likely to leave a spouse with cancer than a man was.
So there is your answer, from my perspective.