Violence Is My Answer.

“Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not any more.”

The Silence of the Lambs: What was something that you used to be afraid of that you aren’t afraid of anymore?

It: What do you believe in?

The Nightmare on Elm Street: Have you ever had problems sleeping? Any nightmares? 

Friday the Thirteenth: What would you do for those you love? 

Psycho: What was your childhood like? 

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: If you could go into the past and change anything, what would you change?

The Ring: What’s your favorite tv show? What do you think about the effect of media on people? 

Saw: If you were given only one week to live, how would you spend it?

Scream: Are you excited for the future? 

Jaws: How prepared are you for most of the situations you’re put in? How well can you handle situations that you’re put in, especially if they make you uncomfortable?

Dr. Giggles: If you had to lose a body part, which one would you choose and why?

The Amityville Horror: Why do you like your favorite book as much as you do?

Silent Hill: If you could go anywhere without worrying about money, where would you go? Where are some places that reality feels distorted for you? 

The Conjuring: If you could learn any new skill, what would you learn? 

Insidious: When you were a child, what job did you want when you got older? What job do you have now? Do you like it? Why or why not? If you could have any job, what would it be? 

Cooties: How well do you protect against germs? Do you get sick often? 

The Babadook: What is something keeping you from truly being happy?

Annabelle: What did you do for fun as a child?

Black Christmas: What’s your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? What are some good memories you have with it?

Hellraiser:  Are some lives worth more than others?

Silent Night, Bloody Night: What’s your least favorite holiday? Why is it your least favorite? 

Children of the Corn: Do you believe in a higher power? 

Carrie: Have you ever been told something you didn’t want to be/gotten news you didn’t want to? 

Cloverfield: If you were in the zombie apocalypse/alien invasion, would you hide, and if so, where would you hide? What group of people would you want with you through this? 

Halloween: What is your favorite thing to wear (example: jacket, hat, gloves, a specific shirt)

The Haunting: Have you ever been convinced that your house is haunted or that a ghost or other villain was after you? 

Paranormal Activity: Do you believe in the supernatural?

Evil Dead: Who is someone you look up to and why? 

The Farmhouse Murder of Septic Tank Sam

The body of a man was discovered in an abandoned septic tank in Tofield, Alberta, on the 13th of April, 1977. He had been brutally tortured and sexually mutilated before being murdered. His identity - and that of his killer - still remains a mystery today.

Lyle and Erik Menendez said they’d killed their parents in fear. After a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse, their parents had threatened to kill them to keep them from going public with the sexual abuse, and they believed it. These are some of the most important witnesses that validate Erik and Lyle’s story.

Diane Vandermolen

A cousin of Lyle and Erik who lived with the family for several summers. She witnessed a lot of physical abuse that went on in the house. Most importantly though, she witnessed sexual abuse. She saw Jose showering with Lyle and Erik. She also testified that when she was 17 and Lyle was 8, he told her he was afraid to sleep in his room because his dad kept touching him.

Marta Cano

Lyle and Erik’s aunt and Jose’s sister. She witnessed her brother abusing the kids, shaking them and punching them, among other things. She witnessed Jose forcing Erik to hang from an exercise bar when he was a baby. She witnessed Kitty refusing to feed her children. She also witnessed Jose telling Erik he was going to give him a massage. Both Lyle and Erik stated the sexual abuse had started under the guise of massages after sports practice.

Edward Fenno

Lyle’s university friend who stayed with the family for a few months. He testified that when he would be hanging out with Erik in his room, Jose would kick him out. That he would spend hours in the room, that Edward was not allowed near the door, and that Erik wouldn’t be seen again all night. This is very important corroborative evidence that Erik’s sexual abuse had continued to age 18. Edward also stated that nothing could be heard through the walls in the house, which goes against the prosecutors theory that the maid would have heard the arguing the days before the shooting. He also witnessed Kitty abusing Lyle, even as a young adult.

Andy Cano

Erik and Lyle’s cousin. He testified that Erik had told him he was being sexually abused several times throughout their childhood. At the time, Andy hadn’t understood what Erik meant by “painful massages”. Andy also said that Erik had become frantic when Andy had touched a jar of vaseline in his room. Saying “it’s not for that”, when Andy had tried to put some on his skin. Erik said his dad had always kept a jar of vaseline by his bed his whole life, and used it during the abuse. A jar of vaseline can be seen next to Erik’s bed in the crime scene photos of the house.

Alan Anderson

Another cousin who had stayed with the family for a couple summers. He witnessed and experienced abuse by Jose and Kitty. He saw Kitty attempt to cut Lyle’s face with a razor blade. He saw Lyle being forced to play tennis with a shoulder injury, and also saw Jose showering with Lyle and Erik. He heard his cousins being beaten in their bedrooms, and saw the bruises on them. He testified that when Jose was alone in the room with one of the boys, nobody could go anywhere near the door. Diane Vandermolen, Kathy Simonton, Marianne Cano, Marta Cano and Edward Fenno said the same thing.

Charles Wadlington

Erik and Lyle’s tennis coach. He witnessed Kitty and Jose verbally abusing their children, and testified that both boys seemed afraid of their parents. He said when Erik got an ingrown toenail, he was hysterical at the thought of his mother finding out Charles had helped him treat the injury. He said the boys were very emotionally immature and had interests of children years younger than they were. He expressed his love for Lyle and Erik on the stand, and that he had suspected they were being abused physically.

Judalon Smyth

Why I’ve been consuming all the vampire media I could get my hands on.

I wanted to make a comic about a vampire and his human helper, but while I have a pretty good grasp on vampire folklore I knew next to nothing about modern vampire tropes.

Just to set things straight from the beginning, protagonists does not equal heroes in this case. It’s meant to be a look into the lives of two very complex people.

For those who don’t know, Meghan Murphy is a prominent radical feminist and the author of Feminist Current. Today, she was banned from Twitter for stating that men are not women. She has been temporarily suspended in the past, but this time it’s permanent. In addition, Twitter changed it’s rules to BAN misgendering and/or deadnaming. That means that something as simple as saying that transwomen are biologically male or using a female pronoun for a transman could get you banned on Twitter for hate speech. Twitter is silencing women. I will not stop speaking up. Fight to make your voice heard.

Cannon’s death is tragic and we should be sad, things like this shouldn’t happen, but he’s getting justice. His killer was caugh, arrested, and charged within 24 hours and he was denied bail. He’s not getting out and he’s not going to get away with what he did.

People like Breonna Taylor haven’t gotten justice. That’s why there aren’t protests for Cannon because there’s nothing to protest.

Both Breonna and Cannon are victims of stupid ass decisions made by the people that killed them. That’s something we should all fucking agree on, correct? Cannon’s death should not be used for some political fucking gain, unless you wanna talk about how are we gonna save all these kids that are being kidnapped and bought and sold to the pedophiles. You people wanna get political about a child’s death? Don’t make it about race. Make it about the truth.

I didn’t make Cannon’s death about race, other people are asking why there aren’t protests for him like there are for BLM basically using his death to try and discredit it. If his death occurred any other time when there weren’t protests it would just be another tragic death, but since he was a little white boy killed by a black man people want to use it as an excuse to be racist.

Cannon’s death is tragic and we should be sad, things like this shouldn’t happen, but he’s getting justice. His killer was caugh, arrested, and charged within 24 hours and he was denied bail. He’s not getting out and he’s not going to get away with what he did.

People like Breonna Taylor haven’t gotten justice. That’s why there aren’t protests for Cannon because there’s nothing to protest.

Both Breonna and Cannon are victims of stupid ass decisions made by the people that killed them. That’s something we should all fucking agree on, correct? Cannon’s death should not be used for some political fucking gain, unless you wanna talk about how are we gonna save all these kids that are being kidnapped and bought and sold to the pedophiles. You people wanna get political about a child’s death? Don’t make it about race. Make it about the truth.

@cut-the-gordian-knot @qwertyu858

Regarding the rest , @violenceismyanswer , nice name btw, I have a different but loaded question for you.

So let me get to my point, and I promise this isn't goalpost moving, this was what I was getting at. BLM does have a point, but I can't get behind them specifically because they focus on the victims, but only specific victims (usually, by nature). The ACAB point is easier to get behind, even though I disagree with it literally, because it addresses the people doing the killing.

ACAB means All Cops Are Bastards and that’s because it’s a bastardized system. There are several cases of good cops who report misconduct being mistreated and pushed out of the force by other cops which shows people can’t just try to change things from within.

https://www.nola.com/opinions/article_4f6138fe-ea8c-551b-9e60-9e99feacacf2.html

I asked him why he didn't turn them in, and he told me that doing that would risk them not showing up if he needed help. It's basically a fucking government run gang.

As for why victims are focused on, I get it. But perpetrators have faces too, and frankly I think doing both (talking about victims and those who killed them) is better. But TBF I have a hard time getting behind any movement, political or otherwise, because they all have elements of extremism, and I'd prefer not to willingly bias myself. Having a lot of people reacting to anything will inevitably lead to groupthink and mob mentality. It's...just how people work.

@cut-the-gordian-knot @qwertyu858

Regarding the rest , @violenceismyanswer , nice name btw, I have a different but loaded question for you.

https://blavity.com/blm-activists-call-attention-to-graphic-video-of-daniel-shavers-death-at-the-hands-of-arizona-police?category1=news&category2=race-identity

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-rally-for-justice-held-for-daniel-shaver/75-501627698