Posted on 01/15/2004 1:00:19 PM PST by Simi Valley Tom
On trial in Kassel, Germany, Armin Meiwes has confessed to killing a man and eating his flesh, according to the Birmingham Post on Jan. 6.
Investigators testified that hundreds of pornographic images were found on his home computer; the content ranged from homosexual sex to depictions of torture and sexual violence. This evidence, coupled with psychological examinations, has prompted prosecutors to label the crimes "sexually motivated," which serves as a frightening warning about the dangers of pornography and media violence.
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His computer probably had Windows ME on it too. Perhaps that led him to madness?
Without a doubt. As often as ME crashes, I can understand why he might get homicidal about his inability to access his porn....
I am proposing a ban on the cooking channel.
That's surprising. I'd thought he'd have puppy dog screen savers and lots of emoticons.
Wonder what the odds are that DU was in his favorites?
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Does anyone have links to these "countless" scientific studies?
Another Atkins dieter gone awry.. it's one of the carb withdrawal symptoms!.. :)
I haven't tried it yet but it sounds as though this may be it.. :| www.Countlessscientificstudieswatchingpornographymediaviolencewithsexualviolenceandcriminalviolence.com
OTOH, it appears to be the case the the psychosis and the porn are part of a feedback process.
Does anyone have links to these "countless" scientific studies?
Try www.ChristianFilm&TelevisionCommissionPulledThisOutOfTheirA$$.com
If there were, indeed, a correlation, the streets of america would be running red with blood, and our hospitals overlfowing with victims of sexual assault..
It is not happening..
As I said, the porn had nothing to do with this man's psychosis, it's the psychosis that had to do with the porn.
That is, he sought it out, and would have found other avenues to fill his "needs", if necessary. ( In fact, he did.. he fullfilled his sick fantasy by "acting it out". )
I would also guess that the material was "specific" to his mental abberration, having to do with sado-masochism, torture, bondage, snuff, and yes, cannibalism.
Well, that's your opinion.
If you go back to my post, you'll note that I called it a "feedback loop" between porn and psychosis. I do not suggest that his cannibalistic tendencies were caused by pornography, but I will suggest that his urges were definitely sharpened and encouraged by it.
If you've ever looked at pornography, you'll recognize that you're not a passive viewer of the stuff -- you have a sexual response to it. Furthermore, if you have ever actively sought out pornography, you know that it was probably because you were seeking a sexual response.
This fellow (and, apparently, the vast majority of sex offenders) would be no different -- he had a sexual response to pornography, and he sought out pornography to get a sexual response. Where he differs from you or me is in that his choice of sexual stimulus is profoundly disordered; and (because he's psychotic) he has no mechanism by which to govern his actions.
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