Thought Crimes:
The Case of the Cannibal Cop
Documentary / English / 2015
WHY'D I WATCH IT?
So I was listening to scary stories about serial killers on Youtube which linked me to binge watching a bunch of TV documentaries about serial killers which linked me to this which, incidentally, isn't about serial killers.
Kinda.
WHAT'D I THINK? *SPOILERS*Kinda.
I'm going to overlook my usual gripes for this review since they're relatively petty and intrusive on the topic at hand and just say: I thought this was an excellent documentary.
If you don't know it essentially deals with dissecting the moral dilemma of somebody who's demonstrated extreme sexual deviance (read as: aroused by the thought of kidnapping, torturing, and cooking alive before eating family and friends), but hasn't acted on it.
Basically, this guy gets caught by his wife for having said some pretty ****ed up stuff online and it's brought against him legally for conspiracy to act on it. One side of the fence argues that he's a monster and should be locked up, the other side says to do so would be thought crime.
I strongly disagree with the idea that documentaries should present a neutral position on every topic, honestly that perspective really irks me, particularly when the the arguments are one-sided SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE the opposition is indefensible. But this drops us directly into a present moral gray area and it's interesting to hear both sides present strong compelling arguments only to have them cut down by the opposition by presenting new distinctions.
It's all fantasy... UNTIL you involve real people.
It's all fantasy... UNTIL you take actions to commit a crime.
The documentary juggles around the idea of how this sort of thing even happens in the first place and sure enough, this guy isn't anything like your average serial killer, he's not socially inept, he wasn't abused by his parents, no one in his family even expected this of him, he's JUST A GUY. And a few point their fingers at society for it's general repression of sexuality, even addressing the issue of dishonesty in relationships founded on concealing these things of one's partner.
I really liked it, it hit the nail on the head for a number of things I've been thinking about and I'm pleasantly surprised to have come across it randomly. I definitely recommend you watch it and I will link below, THOUGH I do warn it's some seriously rough **** to look at and be expected to consider even-handedly.
Final Verdict: [Pretty Good]
If you don't know it essentially deals with dissecting the moral dilemma of somebody who's demonstrated extreme sexual deviance (read as: aroused by the thought of kidnapping, torturing, and cooking alive before eating family and friends), but hasn't acted on it.
Basically, this guy gets caught by his wife for having said some pretty ****ed up stuff online and it's brought against him legally for conspiracy to act on it. One side of the fence argues that he's a monster and should be locked up, the other side says to do so would be thought crime.
I strongly disagree with the idea that documentaries should present a neutral position on every topic, honestly that perspective really irks me, particularly when the the arguments are one-sided SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE the opposition is indefensible. But this drops us directly into a present moral gray area and it's interesting to hear both sides present strong compelling arguments only to have them cut down by the opposition by presenting new distinctions.
It's all fantasy... UNTIL you involve real people.
It's all fantasy... UNTIL you take actions to commit a crime.
The documentary juggles around the idea of how this sort of thing even happens in the first place and sure enough, this guy isn't anything like your average serial killer, he's not socially inept, he wasn't abused by his parents, no one in his family even expected this of him, he's JUST A GUY. And a few point their fingers at society for it's general repression of sexuality, even addressing the issue of dishonesty in relationships founded on concealing these things of one's partner.
I really liked it, it hit the nail on the head for a number of things I've been thinking about and I'm pleasantly surprised to have come across it randomly. I definitely recommend you watch it and I will link below, THOUGH I do warn it's some seriously rough **** to look at and be expected to consider even-handedly.
Final Verdict: [Pretty Good]
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