Right wing media obsession with Karla Homolka

miir · Post by **miir** » August 25, 2005, 4:54 pm

I just don't get it.

Sure, she took part in a couple of pretty disturbing murders and cut a good deal in getting only 12 years... but she's served her time.
The way the Sun is going after her is pushing them into National Enquirer tabloid territory. I think she's been on their front page for the past 4 days.

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 25, 2005, 5:10 pm

She had a husband who's sexual fetish was brutal anal rape. She drugged and raped her sister and also allowed her to be anally raped by her husband. She also videotaped it. She also gained the trust of a young neighborhood girl before repeatedly drugging her so she could be anally raped by her husband. She also assisted her husband in snatching anonymous women directly off of buses to be brutally raped while she watched (or participated). And this is not an exhaustive list. A number of her victims were killed along with the rapes.

Just saying this so we're clear on what "a couple of pretty disturbing murders" means. As I don't see Canadian tabloids, I can't really comment on whether the coverage is excessive.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 25, 2005, 5:12 pm

This would make a good mini series.

Farrel · Post by **Farrel** » August 25, 2005, 5:16 pm

http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_kill ... dex_1.html

a source if anyone's interested.

miir · Post by **miir** » August 25, 2005, 5:20 pm

The whole case was beaten to death in the canadian media over a decade ago.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 25, 2005, 6:07 pm

wow Canada rocks

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 25, 2005, 6:46 pm

You shouldn't even be laying eyes upon the Sun. The deal she cut was bullshit, 12 years was too lenient IMO. Her life is pretty much over anyways, at least in Canada. She won't be able to lead a normal life at all.

Hey, I think my monitor has a dead pixel.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » August 25, 2005, 6:52 pm

Someone please keep mentoning my plight if I die because of being brutally anally raped.

My family will give out POW type bracelets or something.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » August 25, 2005, 6:57 pm

They're made a movie about it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424938/

Karla Homolka is going to be played by the chick that played Donna on "That 70's Show".

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » August 25, 2005, 6:58 pm

Seebs wrote:Someone please keep mentoning my plight if I die because of being brutally anally raped.

My family will give out POW type bracelets or something.

Do you have to make idiotic comments on every thread? You should try something new.

miir · Post by **miir** » August 25, 2005, 7:04 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:You shouldn't even be laying eyes upon the Sun. The deal she cut was bullshit, 12 years was too lenient IMO. Her life is pretty much over anyways, at least in Canada. She won't be able to lead a normal life at all.

Hey, I think my monitor has a dead pixel.

Dude, there are sun boxes EVERYWHERE!
I can't even walk to the subway without some tool trying to hand me a free copy.... they can't sell that rag so they constantly wave free copies in your face.

I sometimes grab a free copie for the ride home, there are a few columnists who are (unintentionally) hillarious. Michael Coren in particular cracks me up.

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » August 25, 2005, 7:25 pm

Its not just the Sun... its all over the media.

I agree with Dregor that she cut a sweetheart of a deal, but at least her husband will never get out. Other than that I think we have to keep our guard up on her but stop obsessing over her.

And the Sun is right wing? I thought it was just there for the Sunshine girls and sports...

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 25, 2005, 7:48 pm

Haha, true, but most of the Sun boxes have something scrawled all over the front of them! There are a lot of free papers available to read over that garbage. And yeah Wulfran, it's right wing. I wouldn't even pick one up for the Sunshine girl. Maybe 15 years ago when that would have been risque, but now it's everywhere! No need to debase myself with some trash rag like the Sun for it!

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 25, 2005, 8:10 pm

She is the first news story about Canadian serial killers that has every "crossed over" to mainstream US press. But kill 13 indian women and no one in the US without a specific interest will hear of it.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » August 25, 2005, 8:41 pm

miir wrote: Dude, there are sun boxes EVERYWHERE!

You know you're a geek when you just thought "what do servers have to do with this?"...

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » August 25, 2005, 8:58 pm

Sueven wrote:She had a husband who's sexual fetish was brutal anal rape. She drugged and raped her sister and also allowed her to be anally raped by her husband. She also videotaped it. She also gained the trust of a young neighborhood girl before repeatedly drugging her so she could be anally raped by her husband. She also assisted her husband in snatching anonymous women directly off of buses to be brutally raped while she watched (or participated). And this is not an exhaustive list. A number of her victims were killed along with the rapes.

Just saying this so we're clear on what "a couple of pretty disturbing murders" means. As I don't see Canadian tabloids, I can't really comment on whether the coverage is excessive.

That's not nice.

People should be more kind to eachother in the world.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 26, 2005, 10:41 am

Arborealus wrote:
miir wrote: Dude, there are sun boxes EVERYWHERE!
You know you're a geek when you just thought "what do servers have to do with this?"...

thats a fucking nightmare right there.

HOLY SHIT I'M SURROUNDED BY SPARC STATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » August 26, 2005, 10:55 am

Voronwë wrote:HOLY SHIT I'M SURROUNDED BY SPARC STATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One sitting on my desk

Used to have a pair of loaded E450s under the desk and a cluster of E4000s to play with. Damn you bursting dot com bubble!

miir · Post by **miir** » August 26, 2005, 11:54 am

Its not just the Sun... its all over the media.

I usually read the Globe and the Star. There has been minimal coverage in those papers.... I don't think I even saw a single blurb about her in the Globe all week. CBC news has had little-to-no coverage.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 26, 2005, 11:59 am

Billy Bob Thornton needs to play the husband.. and wear a Santa outfit.

Fuck me Santa, Fuck me Santa, Fuck me Santa!

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » August 26, 2005, 12:04 pm

She won't shit right for a week!

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » August 26, 2005, 12:12 pm

Best pinball coach evah!

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » August 26, 2005, 12:30 pm

When is this being released? Wonder if Laura Pepron will get naked.