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Two genes linked with violent crime (bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mallin 4249 days ago
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"In 2009, a court in Italy reduced the sentence of a criminal with genes linked to bad behaviour."

Perhaps I'm a heartless person, but this seems counter-intuitive to me. All crimes can be attributed to a combination of genetics and environment. If we can't find a cause, that doesn't mean there isn't one -- that means we have incomplete information. I don't understand this whole "reduced sentence" thing.