Interveiw with Ted

I watched a video I found on YouTube of an interview with Ted the day before he was scheduled to die in the electric chair. Ted started out explaining how well his home life was. He spoke of his wonderful parents, his siblings, and how happy they all were and how great their lives had been. He described his parents as "dedicated and loving". He went on to explain how he first became interested in soft core pornography at the age of 12 or 13. He eventually got into more graphic things as he got older and eventually was watching violent and extreme pornography. He described his obsession with pornography as an addiction and how over time, just watching wasn't enough and to fulfill his needs, he had to start doing the things he was used to watching. One thing that shocked me was when he mentioned that after being in prison for so long, he came in counter with many different criminals and one thing the murders and serial killers all had in common, was that they all had an addiction to pornography. He ends his interveiw with explaining how if it was not for pornography, those women would still be alive and his life would not be ending the next day.

One thing that really bothered me after watching this interveiw is that I almost felt sorry for him. He speaks in such a a convincing way, that he almost makes you forget what all he's done and you see him as a victim of pornography. Also, he was very well spoken. He didn't come across as nervous or awkward but more confident and comfortable with himself. Something that struck me as odd is that he was talking about how great his family life was when many different, reliable, resources tell how it is not. I think that even though he has a sickness, he still loves his family and doesn't want them to blame themselves for what he had become. I don't understand how someone with so much anger and hate can still have love in their heart. Personally, I am against the death penalty. I think Ted should have stayed in a high security prison and should have had to see a mental health doctor. Nobody can committ so many violent crimes and not have some type of disorder. I think that way deep down that Ted wasn't an awful guy, but all of his emotional baggage, probably some underlying personality disorder, and his addiction to violent porography is what led to his downfall.

"Ted Bundy 2". YouTube. Web. 8 Apr 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIKgqTRNjcU.