A nice rapist
From a small town in Tennessee. You have got to read this to believe it.
http://www.wreg.com/wreg-dyersburg-serial-rapst,0,6845728.story
Oh...where to start.
First and foremost I have to go with one of the most moronic statements I believe I have ever seen related to sexual assault. The Dyersburg PD reported that "the attacker used force...but was not violent."
WHAT!!!????????
Not Violent???
RAPE IS BY ITS VERY NATURE A VIOLENT ACT. Who is this guy who stated the attacker was not violent? More frightening, is the fact that someone who obviously doesn't know what the hell he is talking about related to sexual assaults. is involved with this investigation. Oh there's that word, "assault." Usually that is also tied to another word...violence. Force implies the use of or threat of violence itself. If he had no weapon, then how did he get the women to succomb to his attack?
The threat of violence.
I have to wonder which frightens the residents of this small town more, the rapist himself, or the fact that this officer, investigator or whatever his title, would make such an insensitive, ignorant, and uneducated statement and is involved in "tracking the rapist down."
I wonder if someone raped the officer "gently" if he would consider that non-violent.
Dear god...
Second problem. Police waited NINE MONTHS before even notifying the public of this rapist who is brazen enough to break into houses to commit rapes. Maybe if they had reported it after the FIRST rape then the other two wouldn't have happened. Maybe people would have been more vigilant in the first place.
Even after all of this, there is little being told to the public. Now you can buy a subscription to the local paper there, where you will see big bright pictures of homes and gardens in the area but the rapist story barely makes a buzz.
How is it that people are given the title "investigator" when they have no more sense than to refer to a rapist as "non-violent" or leave the story of such an assault(s) conveniently out of the public eye for NINE MONTHS.
Since the police won't try and give people something to look for then perhaps the following could be of use to the public. As an instructor of sexual assault prevention and someone who has worked with both victims and perpetrators, I will try to shed some light.
This rapist is obviously brazen and becoming more so in a progressive fashion.
The fact that he commits these VIOLENT actions in the "early morning hours" means that he is risking getting caught or seen by witnesses who may be up early to prepare for work.
The rapist has a progressive nature.
Rape is not an instant compulsion that occurs just because a man walks by a woman's window. It started as fantasy first. Then it progressed to action. How far were his fantasies is the question. Did he also fantasize about killing the victim, but couldn't bring himself to do it the first 3 times because he was afraid of getting caught? Or when the breaking and entering and then raping of the victims doesn't get him off enough will he need more to be satisfied? Like killing the victim? Rape is less about sex however than it is about control. The rapist likely feels he lacks control in his life. He is a violent person who will use violence as a means to feel a sense of control.
This rapist will most likely show some signs of increased anxiety.
Meaning if he smokes, he may smoke more. If he drinks, then he may drink more. Uses drugs...same thing. If he attends religious services he may increase his participation to make himself feel as though his "sins" are absolved. Conversely he may be more withdrawn than before. Remember, now the public at least knows he is out there. He is no longer completely unimpeded by lack of information. In other words, now the public knows to be more vigilant. After a NINE month delay by the police of course. Consequently this added pressure will increase anxiety and drive the subject to seek relief from the anxiety by whatever means he normally uses to relieve stress.
Prior to the start of the rapes, a "stressor" event likely happened that helped to push him beyond fantasy.
The loss of someone close to him (such as a death or break up of a relationship), the loss of a job or other means of gainful employment, cessation in mental health services if he had them. (A more complete list follows in a moment.)
He may have a history of minor sex based offenses.
Such as stealing women's underwear. Peeping tom complaints. History of grabbing or touching women inappropriately. Making inappropriate sexual comments. He may also have a history of petty crimes. If not full on sexual assault crimes in the past. He may have a history of breaking and entering, robbery, and general theft. He likely also has a juvenile record.
He may have a history of poor relationships with women.
He may also be socially withdrawn, (though this is not always the case.) For whatever reason, he wants to feel superior to women. To "put them in their place." Likely because he has felt like he gets nowhere with them, they are disrespectful towards him, or he comes from the home of a controlling, possibly abusive mother. He has possibly witnessed violence towards women as a means to an end, probably while growing up in the home.
He may make comments that are disparaging towards women, as if he looks down upon them and considers them less than he is.
He may be into bondage type pornography or have a heavier obsession with porn (particularly fetish based) than the average person.
He may find a way to insert himself into the investigation.
Even if only among friends, commenting on what he thinks of the case, in a pseudo-obsessive manner. He may continue to talk about it even when the conversation has moved on to other topics.
He may also exhibit some ongoing inappropriate interactions with women. Such as looking at them in a way that "gives them the creeps." Women will know what I am talking about here.
He now may change his MO. (the way he commits and completes the crime) Meaning he may choose a different time of day / night to commit his acts when he feels people may not be as likely to look for him. However he may not change his routine due to work hours. Depending upon the time of "early morning hours" that the cops won't tell us when, he likely works a second shift or first shift job. If he has a job. He is going to choose a time to commit his crimes when it is most advantageous to him and least advantageous to his victims.
He is likely stalking his victims.
Most likely unbeknown to the victims themselves. Following them in a car, driving by the home, even using the internet. He has to know that he has easy access to the home, including knowing there are no men present who may challenge him. When the woman is most likely to be unaware of his presence until too late. These are not random attacks. He knows his victim's habits. He knows she is alone.
He is comfortable in the areas where he commits his crimes.
He may live in the area or has worked in the area before. He knows the area well enough to know how likely or unlikely it will be that he will be seen. He knows how to blend in.
While many of these behavioral traits may seem vague or even at times contradict themselves individually, keep in mind that , collectively, the more signs someone sees that match this assessment the more closely such an individual should be looked at.
For whatever reason this rapist has progressed. Rape fantasies are nothing new to him. But now for some reason he has decided that the risk is worth it. He needs to rape so bad that he no longer has any qualms about holding back risking getting caught.
He has crossed a line that will not be reversed. He is a predator in the purest sense of the word.
Here is a general list of common stressors of people who commit acts of violence:
*Loss of relationship / divorce / break-up / death
*Loss of job
*Impending legal action / prosecution / possible jail time
*Not taking medications for mental stability
*Loss of social status
*Perceived increase in persecution
*Perceived feelings of being threatened
*Perceived loss of situational control
*Perception of limited alternatives / feelings of hopelessness
YES OFFICERS. VIOLENCE. BECAUSE RAPE IS VIOLENCE.
http://www.wreg.com/wreg-dyersburg-serial-rapst,0,6845728.story
Dyersburg Police Investigate Possible Serial Rapist
FAST FACTS:
(Dyersburg 7/28/09) As Dyersburg police investigate a possible serial rapist, women demand more information about the crimes.
Police have released very few details because investigators are just now attempting to link three sexual attacks which have occurred since April. Investigators are trying to connect two rapes and an attempted rape -- the latest happening last week. They do not have a good description of the suspect in any of the cases but believe one man may be responsible for the attacks in the south and east parts of town. The victims told police the man attacked in the early morning hours, and wore some kind of mask to cover his face.
The attacker used force, say police, but was not violent and he did not have a weapon. Police have increased patrols, but women say they also want more information to protect themselves.
"Where is it happening? It just scares me," says Dana Eply who wants to know if the victims were alone during the attacks.
Others in the area plan to be more vigilant, but say they don't know what they should be watchful for.
Police trying to link three sexual assaults since April
Suspect description vauge, wore mask
Women want more details about cases
(Dyersburg 7/28/09) As Dyersburg police investigate a possible serial rapist, women demand more information about the crimes.
Police have released very few details because investigators are just now attempting to link three sexual attacks which have occurred since April. Investigators are trying to connect two rapes and an attempted rape -- the latest happening last week. They do not have a good description of the suspect in any of the cases but believe one man may be responsible for the attacks in the south and east parts of town. The victims told police the man attacked in the early morning hours, and wore some kind of mask to cover his face.
The attacker used force, say police, but was not violent and he did not have a weapon. Police have increased patrols, but women say they also want more information to protect themselves.
"Where is it happening? It just scares me," says Dana Eply who wants to know if the victims were alone during the attacks.
Others in the area plan to be more vigilant, but say they don't know what they should be watchful for.
Copyright © 2009, WREG-TV
Oh...where to start.
First and foremost I have to go with one of the most moronic statements I believe I have ever seen related to sexual assault. The Dyersburg PD reported that "the attacker used force...but was not violent."
WHAT!!!????????
Not Violent???
RAPE IS BY ITS VERY NATURE A VIOLENT ACT. Who is this guy who stated the attacker was not violent? More frightening, is the fact that someone who obviously doesn't know what the hell he is talking about related to sexual assaults. is involved with this investigation. Oh there's that word, "assault." Usually that is also tied to another word...violence. Force implies the use of or threat of violence itself. If he had no weapon, then how did he get the women to succomb to his attack?
The threat of violence.
I have to wonder which frightens the residents of this small town more, the rapist himself, or the fact that this officer, investigator or whatever his title, would make such an insensitive, ignorant, and uneducated statement and is involved in "tracking the rapist down."
I wonder if someone raped the officer "gently" if he would consider that non-violent.
Dear god...
Second problem. Police waited NINE MONTHS before even notifying the public of this rapist who is brazen enough to break into houses to commit rapes. Maybe if they had reported it after the FIRST rape then the other two wouldn't have happened. Maybe people would have been more vigilant in the first place.
Even after all of this, there is little being told to the public. Now you can buy a subscription to the local paper there, where you will see big bright pictures of homes and gardens in the area but the rapist story barely makes a buzz.
How is it that people are given the title "investigator" when they have no more sense than to refer to a rapist as "non-violent" or leave the story of such an assault(s) conveniently out of the public eye for NINE MONTHS.
Since the police won't try and give people something to look for then perhaps the following could be of use to the public. As an instructor of sexual assault prevention and someone who has worked with both victims and perpetrators, I will try to shed some light.
This rapist is obviously brazen and becoming more so in a progressive fashion.
The fact that he commits these VIOLENT actions in the "early morning hours" means that he is risking getting caught or seen by witnesses who may be up early to prepare for work.
The rapist has a progressive nature.
Rape is not an instant compulsion that occurs just because a man walks by a woman's window. It started as fantasy first. Then it progressed to action. How far were his fantasies is the question. Did he also fantasize about killing the victim, but couldn't bring himself to do it the first 3 times because he was afraid of getting caught? Or when the breaking and entering and then raping of the victims doesn't get him off enough will he need more to be satisfied? Like killing the victim? Rape is less about sex however than it is about control. The rapist likely feels he lacks control in his life. He is a violent person who will use violence as a means to feel a sense of control.
This rapist will most likely show some signs of increased anxiety.
Meaning if he smokes, he may smoke more. If he drinks, then he may drink more. Uses drugs...same thing. If he attends religious services he may increase his participation to make himself feel as though his "sins" are absolved. Conversely he may be more withdrawn than before. Remember, now the public at least knows he is out there. He is no longer completely unimpeded by lack of information. In other words, now the public knows to be more vigilant. After a NINE month delay by the police of course. Consequently this added pressure will increase anxiety and drive the subject to seek relief from the anxiety by whatever means he normally uses to relieve stress.
Prior to the start of the rapes, a "stressor" event likely happened that helped to push him beyond fantasy.
The loss of someone close to him (such as a death or break up of a relationship), the loss of a job or other means of gainful employment, cessation in mental health services if he had them. (A more complete list follows in a moment.)
He may have a history of minor sex based offenses.
Such as stealing women's underwear. Peeping tom complaints. History of grabbing or touching women inappropriately. Making inappropriate sexual comments. He may also have a history of petty crimes. If not full on sexual assault crimes in the past. He may have a history of breaking and entering, robbery, and general theft. He likely also has a juvenile record.
He may have a history of poor relationships with women.
He may also be socially withdrawn, (though this is not always the case.) For whatever reason, he wants to feel superior to women. To "put them in their place." Likely because he has felt like he gets nowhere with them, they are disrespectful towards him, or he comes from the home of a controlling, possibly abusive mother. He has possibly witnessed violence towards women as a means to an end, probably while growing up in the home.
He may make comments that are disparaging towards women, as if he looks down upon them and considers them less than he is.
He may be into bondage type pornography or have a heavier obsession with porn (particularly fetish based) than the average person.
He may find a way to insert himself into the investigation.
Even if only among friends, commenting on what he thinks of the case, in a pseudo-obsessive manner. He may continue to talk about it even when the conversation has moved on to other topics.
He may also exhibit some ongoing inappropriate interactions with women. Such as looking at them in a way that "gives them the creeps." Women will know what I am talking about here.
He now may change his MO. (the way he commits and completes the crime) Meaning he may choose a different time of day / night to commit his acts when he feels people may not be as likely to look for him. However he may not change his routine due to work hours. Depending upon the time of "early morning hours" that the cops won't tell us when, he likely works a second shift or first shift job. If he has a job. He is going to choose a time to commit his crimes when it is most advantageous to him and least advantageous to his victims.
He is likely stalking his victims.
Most likely unbeknown to the victims themselves. Following them in a car, driving by the home, even using the internet. He has to know that he has easy access to the home, including knowing there are no men present who may challenge him. When the woman is most likely to be unaware of his presence until too late. These are not random attacks. He knows his victim's habits. He knows she is alone.
He is comfortable in the areas where he commits his crimes.
He may live in the area or has worked in the area before. He knows the area well enough to know how likely or unlikely it will be that he will be seen. He knows how to blend in.
While many of these behavioral traits may seem vague or even at times contradict themselves individually, keep in mind that , collectively, the more signs someone sees that match this assessment the more closely such an individual should be looked at.
For whatever reason this rapist has progressed. Rape fantasies are nothing new to him. But now for some reason he has decided that the risk is worth it. He needs to rape so bad that he no longer has any qualms about holding back risking getting caught.
He has crossed a line that will not be reversed. He is a predator in the purest sense of the word.
Here is a general list of common stressors of people who commit acts of violence:
*Loss of relationship / divorce / break-up / death
*Loss of job
*Impending legal action / prosecution / possible jail time
*Not taking medications for mental stability
*Loss of social status
*Perceived increase in persecution
*Perceived feelings of being threatened
*Perceived loss of situational control
*Perception of limited alternatives / feelings of hopelessness
YES OFFICERS. VIOLENCE. BECAUSE RAPE IS VIOLENCE.
posted by Anthony at 10:37 PM
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