If the charges are true, he’s definitely messed up in the head, although even if not, there’s still something wrong with him. But a sociopath? I don’t know. That’s a very specific thing. It basically means you don’t feel guilt or remorse after your actions, and are incapable of empathy. There are a lot of horrible people in this world, but they’re not all sociopaths. They may actually feel some sense of guilt or remorse.
Sociopathy is an actual psychiatric diagnosis. So I guess it would take a psychiatrist to say whether he’s an actual sociopath or not.
In my opinion, most of these types of crimes are committed by people that have poor impulse control. You may be so angry you might want to punch a relative, the difference is you control that impulse. These knuckleheads just give in to their impulses. It’s still criminal and inexcusable either way.
