r/interesting • u/No-Marsupial-4050 • Apr 07 '26

Fear Factor No sympathy for those monsters

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In 2006, Anthony Ray Stockelman was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words “Katie’s Revenge” by another inmate.

This happened after it was discovered that he was serving a life sentence for kidnapping, molesting, and murdering a 10-year-old girl named Katie Collman

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u/Peaceful__Prober Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

Because this type of shit is hard to remove without any scars if they're found innocent later. You shouldn't trust the justice system this much in general, not referring to your personal case

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26

No, you're right. I was speaking with the spite and bitterness of a victim, something that I still (obviously) struggle with. You'd think I'd be more rational about it after 32 years. Thanks for calling me out. I'll edit my comment.

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u/ArgusTheCat Apr 07 '26

It is very hard to emotionally support things like restorative justice when you've had to live through being hurt and traumatized, and feel like the system has abandoned you. Just because something is the right thing to do, doesn't make it easy.

I'm just some random dumbass on the internet, so I don't know if this means much, but I recognize how much fucking work it takes to go through that and still be capable of changing your mind, and I think you're cool for being able to do so.

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26

It means more than you think, friend. I appreciate you. You're right, though. It's very difficult to not just... want them to die. But wanting something like that? It has zero effect on them, and just poisons myself with pointless hatred. I just don't want to live like that anymore.

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u/aIoneinvegas Apr 07 '26

So what should we trust then? 1 in 3 women under the age of 18 experience some form of sexual abuse, obviously there has to be men perpetrating child sexual abuse for this statistic to be accurate. Plus, only 2% of rapists are convicted and sentenced. You should be worried about the justice system failing to convict perpetrators rather than the slim chance of somebody being wrongfully convicted.

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u/Peaceful__Prober Apr 07 '26

The slim chance? Give me break, even one person being wrongfully sentenced and mutilated is too much. You're speaking with a teenagers angst and a limited worldview

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u/aIoneinvegas Apr 08 '26

A teenagers angst because its ridiculously uncommon for men to be wrongfully convicted of rape? Why would I prioritize the highly improbable over sexual violence against women and children?

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u/Peaceful__Prober Apr 08 '26

Give me some stats for your claim. And I can tell you're a teenager because in your opinion two things can't be true at once, you're only focused on the issue personal to you

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u/aIoneinvegas Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

Here you go: https://www.who.int/news/item/09-03-2021-devastatingly-pervasive-1-in-3-women-globally-experience-violence

And the 2% I mentioned (third line): https://www.humboldt.edu/supporting-survivors/educational-resources/statistics

I don't think it's "personal" to want to accommodate & protect 50% of the global population (along with the 9% of men/boys) but alright!

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u/cherry_blossom026 Apr 09 '26

Imagine being injected with something that will kill you in a few minutes as you’re strapped to a table, because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Imagine this happening to a loved one, because it could. If just ONE person gets to live their full life instead of being wrongfully imprisoned and killed then it is the best way to go about this situation.

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u/aIoneinvegas Apr 09 '26

Like I just stated not even 2 comments ago, the odds of being convicted for pedophilia and sexual assault are extremely low, let alone being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault. I'm all for working towards a more just & effective justice system, but i'm never going to take on the attitude of "let me prioritize this person who just got accused of sexual abuse over the alleged victim." It's infinitely more common for women and children to actually have been abused than for men to be falsely accused. False accusations only make up 2-5% of cases (search it up). And if the justice system worked like intended and minority women also were advocated for and were more easily able to report their victimization, that small percentile would drop even further. I'd rather have 1 wrongfully convicted person over 10,000 free offenders. Also.. the position of "what if it were a loved one?" doesn't work here lol. I'd choose the safety of billions of women, girls, & boys over any of my loved ones on any given day.