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Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
An 18-year-old, Winnipeg, Manitoba, high school student (not named in a Canadian Press report) was let off easy on drug charges by Judge Cathy Everett, in that she sentenced him merely to write a report on the evils of the drug Ecstasy. In December, he handed in a 24-page essay that began with the foreword, “All I ask is that (the judge) keep an open mind while reading this paper,” and continued with a trashing of the concept of teaching drug abstinence (because it’s only natural to be curious) and with detailed suggestions on how to take Ecstasy safely and in moderation. The ever-tolerant judge ordered a rewrite.
A 45-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the Pakistani crime of being a follower of a bogus prophet (Faisalabad, Pakistan).
In a still-unfolding story from Kassel, Germany, a man identified only as Armin M., 41, gave police a videotape in December showing him killing a 42-year-old companion who had answered Armin’s Internet ad reading, “Gay male seeks hunks 18-30 to slaughter.” Armin allegedly admitted that he is a cannibal and that he froze parts of the victim’s body for later meals. According to police, the victim (an upscale professional) had methodically put his financial records in order before leaving his Berlin home to meet Armin, and according to one newspaper, the men are shown on tape eating the victim’s penis, after he consented to castration. Armin also reportedly told police that he would never eat a woman because “they are too important for the survival of mankind.” Stunned police investigators reportedly had to undergo psychiatric counseling after viewing the tape.
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