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Well, no, the FBI does have a technical classification system and uses "serial" as a "term of art" --that's a technical legal phrase meaning, essentially, "in their parlance."

But in common parlance -- the world of juries and of prosecutors and the like, and the world here -- the word "serial" applies to serial killer.

Unless of course one is using FBI terms in common parlance, where they have no place, in an order to appear expert in something one's not and improve one's self-esteem. As you can tell, I wasn't on board with letting you complete that project.

It would be hard to explain to you what's wrong with your post without you know more law than you do. But the rough equivalent of your logic is that if I said "your behavior was so juvenile" you would say "No it's not because I'm over the age of 16." That's a silly and overly-technical, one might even say "poser" way of using the word "juvenile" in a language context which is plainly not based on FBI classification systems.

As to the FBI, they are very good and never wrong. With them I find I do actually almost always agree. I'm very happy as a person who lives in this area that the FBI is on the beat. (Oh, and by "beat" I do not me a precinct-defined patrol level -- that would be a "term of art.")

Court TV will kill us all some day, I do fear.