Sociopathic individuals are often charming, glib and spontaneous -- all advantages on a reality program where drama boosts the ratings -- but disadvantageous in real reality, unless you are a con man.
It seems a lot of reality contestants are getting themselves on the wrong side of the law.
I guess Rob Blagojevich would have been perfect after all.
List of common psychopathic traits:
Glib and superficial charm; Grandiose sense of self-worth; Need for stimulation; Pathological lying; Conning and manipulativeness; Lack of remorse or guilt; Shallow affect; Callousness and lack of empathy; Parasitic lifestyle; Poor behavioral controls; Promiscuous sexual behavior; Early behavior problems; Lack of realistic, long-term goals; Impulsivity; Irresponsibility; Failure to accept responsibility for own actions; Many short-term marital relationships; Juvenile delinquency; Revocation of conditional release; Criminal versatility.
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY, SOCIOPATHY, AND PSYCHOPATHY Orange County prosecutors have filed a murder charge against a Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a Canadian man wanted in connection with the slaying of a Los Angeles swimsuit model.
The charge comes as officials in the United States and Canada are searching for the suspect. He was reportedly seen late Wednesday in Bellingham, Wash., where officials believe he may have walked across the border into Canada. Law enforcement officials said Jenkins used a boat to get to Point Roberts, from where he then could have walked into Canada.
Jenkins, a participant on the VH1 reality program "Megan Wants a Millionaire" and the self-described chief executive of a Canadian real estate development company, was named by Buena Park police as a person of interest in the slaying of 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore.
Canadian authorities said Wednesday that Jenkins had a previous conviction for assault on an unidentified woman. And in June, Jenkins was charged in Las Vegas with battery against his wife, Jasmine Kinkade-Jenkins, according to court records.
Reality show contestant charged in model's slaying