Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

He was nice, polite, and white. And that’s exactly why nobody suspected a thing. #edwardgein

16 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this YouTube commentary, the speaker—an experienced forensic psychology consultant who also works on television productions—observes a recurring pattern in how society and media describe white serial killers. He notes that white male perpetrators are frequently portrayed as "nice," "charming," and "trustworthy," with anecdotes of them playing with children or giving horse‑back rides. This positive framing, he argues, allows them to blend into communities and evade suspicion, effectively granting them a "pass" that non‑white suspects do not receive. The speaker contrasts this with the experience of non‑white individuals, who are not automatically ascribed such benign traits, leading to heightened suspicion and different investigative outcomes. The overall message is a critique of racial bias in public perception and criminal investigation.

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He'd play with the kids. They'd jump on his back, and he'd give them horseyback rides and things like that. He was just a nice, odd little man. I hear this a lot, especially when it comes to really big crimes, sensationalized crimes, and serial killers from white people. Oh, he was such a nice man. He was so nice, always played with the kids, just mannerable. What I've learned over the past years in doing forensic psychology consulting and some of the TV show work is that that white serial killers always get that pass because if they're nice and charming and mannerable, they can slide right into any atmosphere, any house, any community, and kill up a whole bunch of people. Because if they're a white male and they're nice, they pass the test. They're trustworthy and they will believe the best out of them if they're a white male. Now, if you are not a white male, you don't get those same automatic values and character traits projected onto you.