[UA] Something UAish I just came across

[Eric Eves]

You know how it happens when you're watching the news,
or surfing the net, or something like that, and you
come across something that would make far more sense
in UA (or some other fictional context) than it does
in real life?

I just had one of those moments, and for some reason I
feel like mentioning it.

I was reading an article about serial killers at
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serials/what/whatpsycho.htm,
and I came across the following quote

"Deluded Warriors

In a manic state, the psychopath is fearless and
thinks he is omnipotent, sometimes evil incarnate, as
we have seen in Richard Ramirez's "Night Stalker" run.
They are completely out of touch with reality. One
psychopath, while in custody, would dress himself as
an Indian warrior using his own feces as warpaint.
Many serial killers identify with the myth of the
warrior. Calavaras County torturer Leonard Lake was
fascinated by medieval knights, and on a more modern
cinematic note, many serial killers, including Gacy
and Kemper, worshipped John Wayne, the American
archetype of the lone warrior.
"

Now, if that doesn't jump up and down screaming
"Trying to channel the Masterless Man! Trying to
channel the Masterless Man!", I don't know what does. 

Eric "Random Nerd" Eves
 


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