Again, I'm trying to get caught up with these posts, and I am way behind... But every time *advertiser censored* is mentioned in this case, I think of Ted Bundy in his interview the day before he was executed. (Please understand that I am definitely NOT comparing ARS to Ted Bundy -- it's because of Bundy's remarks about *advertiser censored*).
Bundy talked about *advertiser censored* & how it affected him before he was brave enuff to find & kill his first victim. He was very confident when he said that soft and then hard-core *advertiser censored* became an addiction for him, and it helped give him the curiosity & the courage to carry out his fantasies. He felt that *advertiser censored* was a big part of stirring the pangs of whatever propelled him to commit those horrible kidnap-render-unconscious-rape-kill-and-rape-again acts. And he then said that alcohol was also a trigger for carrying out his fantasies.
Bunday said *advertiser censored* was the trigger...
...When Ted Bundy was thirteen years old, he discovered “dirty magazines” in a dump near his home. He was instantly captivated by them. In time, Bundy became more and more addicted to violent images in magazines and videos. He got his kicks from seeing women being tortured and murdered. When he tired of that, there was only one place his addiction could go - from fantasy to reality...
and this:
... Before we go any further, it is important to me that people believe what I’m saying. I’m not blaming *advertiser censored*. I’m not saying it caused me to go out and do certain things. I take full responsibility for all the things that I’ve done. That’s not the question here. The issue is how this kind of literature contributed and helped mold and shape the kinds of violent behavior...."
both quotes from:
http://www.pureintimacy.org/piArticles/A000000433.cfm