Poll of the Day > Suppose a Girl was MURDERED..How likely are you to assume the BOYFRIEND did it?

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according to statistics, 47% of people have a preconception that if a girl/woman was murdered, their #1 suspect guess would always be the boyfriend/husband if they had one..and 70% of them always believe it was a MAN who did it too!!...

Are you likely to first guess it was the lover who murdered the girl? let's see what people will vote

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Depends onthe relationship, if they are a happy couple I don't assume it was him, but if it's shitty and/or abusive I would probably think it was him
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Statically, you're more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a stranger.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Statically, you're more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a stranger.

But statistically what would you say the odds are if youre moving?

Uhhhhhh what prompted you to make this topic? You uhhhhh recently single?
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Blorfenburger posted...

Uhhhhhh what prompted you to make this topic? You uhhhhh recently single?

That or he feels his sister might get murdered.
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If I had to make a guess it would be the safest.
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All things being equal (like assuming you don't know of a specific person who may have wanted her dead), the boyfriend is a logical suspect. Or girlfriend, if she swings that way. But it's less "the boyfriend probably did it" and more "it's worth considering the boyfriend as a possible suspect."
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A former coworker of mine just go murdered about a month ago. Spoiler alert: the boyfriend did it.

https://www.wavy.com/10-on-your-side/investigative/bellamy-gamboa-s-confessed-killer-searched-trash-dumpsters-and-where-they-go-/1344400704

While the boyfriend/husband is usually the prime suspect, I wouldn't automatically assume guilt. Especially in the case of a boyfriend since they have far less at stake. An EX-bf, on the other hand, is a pretty good suspect... so is an ex-gf...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Statically, you're more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a stranger.

Statistically, you spend more time with people you know than strangers.
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Zeus posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Statically, you're more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a stranger.

Statistically, you spend more time with people you know than strangers.

If you count individual strangers, sure, but strangers as a collective group, not so much. If you add up the tiny amount of time you spend around every individual stranger, that's going to add up fast. I suspect for most people, that number would be larger than if they added up the amount of time spent around every person they knew.
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mrduckbear posted...

If a girl/woman was murdered, are you likely to assume the boyfriend/husband did it?

I wouldn't. For all I know said person could be single(although I normally assume most gals are taken) and even if they wasn't it all depends the circumstances.
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Golden Road posted...

Zeus posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Statically, you're more likely to be murdered by someone you know than a stranger.

Statistically, you spend more time with people you know than strangers.

If you count individual strangers, sure, but strangers as a collective group, not so much. If you add up the tiny amount of time you spend around every individual stranger, that's going to add up fast. I suspect for most people, that number would be larger than if they added up the amount of time spent around every person they knew.

I... suppose that's one way to look at it? However, most time spent with large groups of strangers is in crowded public places where violence is less likely because there's no way they can get away with it. And although spending an hour with 10 strangers is like spending 10 hours with a stranger, it's still not quite the same thing.
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Zeus posted...

I... suppose that's one way to look at it? However, most time spent with large groups of strangers is in crowded public places where violence is less likely because there's no way they can get away with it. And although spending an hour with 10 strangers is like spending 10 hours with a stranger, it's still not quite the same thing.

Fair enough point.
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