You know, this case sucked me in, as well. You know what I have learned over the past few weeks of research, sleuthing, etc? That there are A LOT of people much sicker than Luka Magnotta in this world. I have discovered and seen things that I would have never imagined were really going on in the world outside of horror movie sets. I have become scared - I haven't been able to sleep well, I'm frightened to go for a walk in the dark, and I set my home alarm before sunset. I can't believe that so many dangerous sickos live, work, and walk amongst us. Since this realization, Luka seems like nothing more than a caricature to me. He's like the watered-down comic book version
of something larger and much, much worse.
Thank you, Sunday.
I hear you. I couldn't agree more. And you have my heartfelt thanks for your empathy and insights.
During this case I too have read more wikipedia articles, news reports, witness accounts, secret killer's confessions and what not, about and by serial killers and the general dredge and scum of society in this world.... than I care to think about.
I suppose we all, to some degree, live in a bubble of our every day life safety. And thankfully so!
But this has been unsettling. For many, many years, one of my favorite authors has been Mr. Stephen King. With unimaginable abominations galore, book after book, I have read them all, shuddered and been thrilled, haven't been able to put them down out of sheer suspense and horror. It was safe, I was lounging in the sun on a beach somewhere working on a tan, and everything I read was simply the imagination of a particularly gifted and complex author.
But life imitates art to no end... and vice versa. I have come to this stark realization through this forum, through this case, and everything it entails. Finally!
Of course I already knew that. I knew a lot of things. I took pride in my knowledge, and even thought myself better educated on the darker sides of humanity than most. So well educated that I didn't really need to delve into the details of things.... I thought I knew it all, already.
But one thing is thinking you are wise and smart. Another is having reality smacked in your face, invading your life and thoughts and disturbing your sleep.
In a way, I am grateful. I am a wiser man today than I was a month ago. But like many others, I have also lost some of my innocence in life. And that I am not too happy about... but it is something I accept.
Had it not been for this forum, I would have been at a loss. My bookmark for the Google-search on LRM news for the past hour, is worn thin. And as we have seen, the longer this snowball of a case rolls, even a trusted Google search becomes more entangled and less clear. It is an avalanche of information, referrals, translations and all old and new mixed together by now. A worldwide news mess, lol.
And yes. I have also now - finally - realized how insignificant an individual this LRM really is. I see him for what he really is. And I am getting on with life, and becoming less and less affected by this ignoble man and his actions. What remains is sympathy for the victims. That still grows every day.
Life does go on. My friends are still there. I am safe, and so is the vast majority of all of us. *phew*.
Had I not found this forum... oh my.
So once again also, a thank you to you all, fellow sleuths. And to you, Sunday.
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