Boys With Crappy Names More Like to Become Criminals

You know how sometimes you can just look at someone and tell what his name is?  Like, that guy is a Walter.  That guy’s a f*cking Walter and I want nothing to do with him.  Well, there may be something to that.  According to a new study,

the more unusual a boy’s name is, the greater the likelihood he will commit crimes in adolescence.

The study found that Michaels and Davids were cool, but “for names such as Alec, Ernest, Ivan, Kareem, and Malcolm” there would be nothing but trouble…  

The scientists used an index comparing the prevalence of names in society versus in prison, but noted that the names themselves were not the only source of the grind:

Rather it is other connected factors that could increase the likelihood of criminal behaviour such as being from a deprived background or single parent household.

The study also notes that youngsters with less popular names could be more inclined towards crime because they “are treated differently by their peers, making it more difficult for them to form relationships,” the journal’s publisher states.

Or young people with unpopular names may “act out because they consciously or unconsciously dislike their names”.

So maybe think twice before naming your child Bronx Mowgli or Pilot Inspektor – not only are you being a jerk to whatever defenseless child was unfortunate enough to be born of your seed, you’re also partly to blame every time someone is gunned down outside a Dollar Tree.

The study has been criticized for failing to account for Bono.

Source: The Telegraph via Bossip.