Nature is that which is inherited / genetic. Nurture which refers to all environmental influences.
Here are some examples where the theory can be argued:
Lee Rigby Murder
Although Adebowale had a difficult upbringing being a son to a young mother and being involved in gangs in south-east London, I believe that to kill someone you have to have a certain chemical instinct built into you which could be due to inheritance or mutation during conception. Adebowale made the decision to kill Lee Rigby. He wasn't forced into it, he had a reason which he believed at the time was acceptable. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
James Bulger Case
Beth Thomas
I believe Beth Thomas is also an example of nurture. Beth also suffered an abusive childhood. At the age of just one her father had severely physically and sexually abused her which Beth clearly remembers and replicates in her everyday behaviour age 6. When Beth was first adopted she seemed like a normal child and her problems developed with age. It is also known that Beth recovered and stop behaving in the way she had done after intensive therapy. If she had been this way genetically she would've taken far far longer or may even wouldn't have been able to recover.
Daniel Kish
Daniel Kish is also another example of nurture. If Daniel had been told that he couldn't do certain things because he was blind, he would've believed them. If he was told he couldn't make the clicking sound to echolocate he wouldn't be able see in the way he claims to.
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