tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post4600195777779908415..comments2024-03-28T04:50:14.406+00:00Comments on TPQ: The Gates of Janus: Serial Killing and its Analysis - Ian Brady AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-9404293093162968172020-02-24T17:34:46.774+00:002020-02-24T17:34:46.774+00:00Where's the outrage that the folk that would e...Where's the outrage that the folk that would entertain helping Brady pen a book? It's almost as if the 'Moors murders' is a franchise.MickOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278524870773217698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83782460542662074142020-02-24T13:04:21.166+00:002020-02-24T13:04:21.166+00:00I was one of those who got themselves a copy soon ...I was one of those who got themselves a copy soon after it became available, partly because I was worried that it would be banned. The book unsurprisingly didn't fail to upset me, but not quite for the reasons stated in this piece, and which I agree with otherwise. <br /><br />It's mostly this line “enjoying every forbidden pleasure the ‘decent citizens’ can only dream about." and petros diverishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604621104650539043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-36891674816601293492017-10-28T21:38:07.952+01:002017-10-28T21:38:07.952+01:00It's also maybe useful to steer clear of the a...It's also maybe useful to steer clear of the abyss completely. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43063677535335861792017-10-28T13:33:55.937+01:002017-10-28T13:33:55.937+01:00Steve,
you're bang on about The Passion of th...Steve,<br /><br />you're bang on about The Passion of the Christ. I remember finding it bizarre that coachloads of Christians were heading to see it, despite it being heavily influenced by the (as you say) torture aesthetic that is prevalent in much of modern cinema today. What was even more surreal was that, across the street from the Movie House on Belfast's Dublin Road, a cafe was set Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87506658462017085462017-10-27T12:31:13.186+01:002017-10-27T12:31:13.186+01:00Chris,
That's a fair point. What passes for m...Chris,<br /><br />That's a fair point. What passes for mainstream entertainment these days is far beyond what was considered good taste in the 70s and 80's. There has definitely been an increase in torture aesthetic, Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ and other works is evidence of this.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-19397497035726882422017-10-27T09:33:05.250+01:002017-10-27T09:33:05.250+01:00Steve,
there are a few inaccuracies in that repor...Steve,<br /><br />there are a few inaccuracies in that report:<br /><br />- "...pictures depicting the ``lewd exhibition`` of boys and girls..." = All the explicit imagery is from mainstream pornography, and it's obvious that the people in question are adults.<br /><br /> - "Sotos allegedly put the magazine together using lewd photos of children..." = A glance at all threeChristopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-23874819222925552152017-10-25T21:24:25.660+01:002017-10-25T21:24:25.660+01:00
I copied the below from the Chicago Tribune. In m...<br />I copied the below from the Chicago Tribune. In my opinion it sheds new light on the motive of Sotos with regard to his repellent review.. <br /><br /><br />$100,000 Bond In Child Pornography Case<br />December 06, 1985|By Linnet Myers and Dave Schneidman.<br />A $100,000 bond was set Thursday for a Near North Side man who, according to prosecutors, distributed a homemade magazine that Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30828064220767975602017-10-24T21:10:30.662+01:002017-10-24T21:10:30.662+01:00Steve,
I understand you weren't having a go a...Steve,<br /><br />I understand you weren't having a go at me. I know that 99.999% of the population will have the same reaction as you re. Brady (certainly I have when discussing his crimes) and I understand that the concept of reading his words would sicken most. <br /><br />As for Sotos, yes he was convicted for possession of child pornography. However, it was (to my knowledge) never Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-60565461064794638392017-10-23T21:28:29.661+01:002017-10-23T21:28:29.661+01:00Christopher,
I wasn't having a go at you and ...Christopher,<br /><br />I wasn't having a go at you and agree that no book should be banned, but any critique by Sotos is tempered by the fact that he's also a person of low moral character, especially when it comes toward child pornography and sexual violence. Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-82066381983773789362017-10-23T14:56:53.025+01:002017-10-23T14:56:53.025+01:00Steve,
Peter Sotos does a good job of calling Bra...Steve,<br /><br />Peter Sotos does a good job of calling Brady out and reminding the readers of his crimes. And AM is correct: as loathsome a man he was, I would much rather have a book like this being out in the open for discussion, rather than being suppressed.Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87350234632332481602017-10-23T10:45:08.977+01:002017-10-23T10:45:08.977+01:00AM,
Fair point. I have not read Boss's autobi...AM,<br /><br />Fair point. I have not read Boss's autobiography either though I am sure it would be repugnant. This very articulate review suggests however some sort of sadistic faux apology, one that should be treated with the utter contempt it deserves.<br /><br />Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-22256173654574136662017-10-23T05:46:57.527+01:002017-10-23T05:46:57.527+01:00Steve,
Rudolf Höss was incomparably worse but hi...Steve, <br /><br />Rudolf Höss was incomparably worse but his book is still a valuable account of his role in Auschwitz. Even obnoxious books help enhance public understanding. Better to have them on library shelves than burn them in fires. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87605006734785879582017-10-22T21:49:07.974+01:002017-10-22T21:49:07.974+01:00Just a pity Brady can't be questioned on his b...Just a pity Brady can't be questioned on his bullshit. He murdered children, the most vulnerable in society. Fuck him, and his book.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-59118423126469609262017-10-21T20:32:53.207+01:002017-10-21T20:32:53.207+01:00AM,
thank you for the compliment. Greatly appreci...AM,<br /><br />thank you for the compliment. Greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Feel te love,<br /><br />judging by the book, Brady would have looked down on Scap because his murders were government approved, whereas Brady considered murders of his ilk to be the true expression of humankind's superiority and addiction to supreme pleasure. Would be interesting to visualise a conversation between Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-53016416047531909782017-10-21T19:28:00.504+01:002017-10-21T19:28:00.504+01:00The scap would put Brady to shame if there were a ...The scap would put Brady to shame if there were a competition of evil villains. Thanks to Gerry and the cult.Feel te lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281999605534185574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-72327385809650264452017-10-21T19:22:46.746+01:002017-10-21T19:22:46.746+01:00Nasty stuff, wonder how serial murders like the sc...Nasty stuff, wonder how serial murders like the scaps will go down in the future.Feel te lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281999605534185574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-45035046125650848112017-10-20T21:39:02.004+01:002017-10-20T21:39:02.004+01:00Great review of a disconcerting subjectGreat review of a disconcerting subjectAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com