“The only sociopaths in prisons are the failures.” —Andrew Vachss, Safe House

All these soft-porn “crime” shows have polluted the reality atmosphere. Listen up, okay? A sociopath is simply a person who combines a total absence of empathy with a profound sense of entitlement. They feel no pain but their own. They move in a straight line, always toward whatever they want, unencumbered by moral or ethical baggage. This combination can produce more success than their competitors, be it in politics, sales, or fame-seeking. If you are not standing between them and what they want, you’ll never know they passed close by. They are not all serial killers, child molesters, or any other form of overtly predatory human. They are not all handsome, charming, and/or intelligent, nor are they overwhelmingly male. But they all have a significant degree of expertise when it comes to camouflage.