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‘I’ll take care of this because I’ll be prosecuting myself’, said Sandra Doorley, district attorney for Monroe County

Archived version: https://archive.ph/V3oNJ

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

who is most likely to seek out that power?

It's not just that assholes want power.

Having power actually causes neurological changes that reduce your capacity for empathy, making your brain more similar to someone born with psychopathy.