I'm so mellow; don't mess with me, Ch. 1

I was shocked to find the well recognized link in medical literature between individuals with a slow heart rate and aggression, crime, and violence.

Check these out:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2756992/

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2013/04/anatomy-violence-raine.html

http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/363/1503/2543.short

http://johngottman.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-relationship-between-heart-rate-reactivity-emotionally-aggressive-behavior-and-general-violence-in-batterers.pdf

Did I ever tell you how slow my resting heart rate is?  Do you really want to know?

I can see you looking away now, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable.  Really, I promise I won't hurt you.  I've never actually hurt anyone.  I really don't have that much of a temper unless I'm pushed.  So don't push me.  I don't like it when people push me around.   And they are always doing it.    I absolutely hate when they do that.   So stop it.    I don't want to get upset.

And so on.  

When you think about it it all makes sense.  Think of all the athletes who have been thugs:  Pistorius, OJ, Henderson, Bradley, Tyson.   Even the Unabomber had a heart rate of just 54 beats per minute. 

Like I said, I'm not telling what mine is on a slow day:-) 

But I will say that you probably thought I was a pain in the ass because of something my parents did to me when I was young.  But no---I've been hardwired to be a dickhead since I was born.  I would have a heart of gold, but alas, it beats too slow, so if you don't watch your step, I'm going to beat on you--just like a brat!