Sexual Activity / Rape...?

[The Good Michael]

I wonder if females who kill strangers for no apparent reason are so rare because it has something to do with the primitive hunter/gatherer instinct. As society requires fewer and fewer of its males to hunt and gather in the raw, physical sense, maybe a tiny minority of the species fails to adapt, stifle or control this powerful instinct, and it spills out in twisted and destructive ways, with variations on the same primitive theme, such as rape, pillage and territory-marking.

I would say this is correct. Civilization is a relatively recent thing and not in man's nature in my opinion. Nomadism and hunting and gathering seem to be infinitely more satisfying things than the accumulation of objects and wealth that must be stored and guarded.
The finer things in life are those items that deflect us from our true nature, and make us think we are satisfied with the rat race of the industrial world. I'm not fooled by all the glitz. Some people cannot live within the rules of modern societies, but may be able to do well if they are occupied with the rigors of being on the move, and are living the less complex lifestyle of nomads.

Cheers

Mike

[Christine1932]

Some very good points here,

Christine1932,
Agree totally with your statement. Andrei Chikatilo is a quintasential example of this. He was declared sane and responsible for his actions prior to his showcaes trial.He wasnt mentally ill, just a sleezy pervert who would try anything to have a good orgasm. There was nothing special about him at all.

[Pettifogger]

In my opinion, sex & lust were not the operational mantra of JtR. I don't think he sought sexual contact with the victims. I'd love to know what he was seeing and hearing inside his mind.

[j.r-ahde]

Hello Pettifogger!

Or maybe JtR was driven by his inability in sexual matters?!

All the best
Jukka

[Pettifogger]

I tend to believe he operated under a functional psychosis.


He wasn't merely killing women or saw them as inanimate objects...they were symbols of something to him. Call it warped graffiti if you will.

[John Wheat]

I suppose he may have raped some of the victims after death he certainly had time to rape Mary Jane Kelly.

[Pettifogger]

It isn't impossible but his mutilations and organ removals seem to be more crucial to JtR versus sex.

I've never really bought into the sexual homicide/serial murder aspect of the murders. I think that JtR was psychotic and really playing to the beat of a different drummer.

[John Wheat]

Your right on the point about the mutilations being the key for Jack although to be honest in all probability Jack got sexual satisfaction from the mutilations.

[Pettifogger]

A psychotic isn't necessarily driven by sexual impulses. He could be merely attempting to silence the demons (visual & oral) in his mind.