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Dermatologist's Accused Killer Apparently Blogged About His Emotions

Steve Miller Reporting

CHICAGO (WBBM) - The man who is accused of murdering Chicago dermatologist Dr. David Cornbleet almost a year ago apparently was posting Web logs four months after the murder, discussing his emotions, which he called "more warped... than those of most other people."

WBBM's Steve Miller has the story.

"I have a variety of mental issues," the Web log author wrote.  "Depression, extreme shyness, and some shades of OCD."

The author, "hans rp", is believed to be Hans Peterson, the man accused of murdering Dr. David Cornbleet.

The Web site: wrongplanet.net, for people with Asperger's Syndrome, a developmental disorder marked by difficulty in social skills.

The blogs were posted under the heading: "Do I have Asperger's?  Does it matter?"

He wrote:  "I was always considered talented and gifted in school, but I struggled socially (many people felt I was mute), and I have never been in a real relationship in my life despite my above average physical attractiveness."

Peterson was also posting comments on another site, blaming the acne drug Accutane - prescribed by Cornbleet - for making him impotent.

I saw it an hour or so ago, but don't belong to WP.

Another Cho.

There cartainly are a lot of, uh, strange people at WP, to say the least... It seems that a lot more people post there than just Aspies/Auties (which is understandable, given the size of the forum). When I used to post there, some other members were posting stuff that seemed like full-blown psychosis. These were generally the same people that made rude remarks to the other members and the administration, and no matter how many got banned, it seemed like they came back immediately. RichardL was one of those people too, with his obsession with pathological vaginas and whatnot.

woman from mars Wrote:

Another Cho.

Aha, another interesting acronym to learn! What's a Cho?

EvilZakkie Wrote:

woman from mars Wrote:

Another Cho.

Aha, another interesting acronym to learn! What's a Cho?

Sorry, I can't think of the guy's full name, the boy that some labeled AS, who set off bombs & shot people on a campus in the USA a few weeks ago, he had kept a video diary of how unhappy he was ( this will not be totally accurate as it is from my poor old failing memory ) Wink

woman from mars Wrote:

EvilZakkie Wrote:

Aha, another interesting acronym to learn! What's a Cho?

Sorry, I can't think of the guy's full name, the boy that some labeled AS, who set off bombs & shot people on a campus in the USA a few weeks ago, he had kept a video diary of how unhappy he was ( this will not be totally accurate as it is from my poor old failing memory ) Wink

Oh, of course - that does ring a bell...

EvilZakkie Wrote:

woman from mars Wrote:

Another Cho.

Aha, another interesting acronym to learn! What's a Cho?

The guy who shot up Virginia Tech. Selective mutism, so they say.

grizeldatee Wrote:

EvilZakkie Wrote:

woman from mars Wrote:

Another Cho.

Aha, another interesting acronym to learn! What's a Cho?

The guy who shot up Virginia Tech. Selective mutism, so they say.

Thanks, I've got the news story somewhere, but couldn't remember the details except that AS was muted.

Natalie Wrote:

There cartainly are a lot of, uh, strange people at WP, to say the least... It seems that a lot more people post there than just Aspies/Auties (which is understandable, given the size of the forum). When I used to post there, some other members were posting stuff that seemed like full-blown psychosis. These were generally the same people that made rude remarks to the other members and the administration, and no matter how many got banned, it seemed like they came back immediately. RichardL was one of those people too, with his obsession with pathological vaginas and whatnot.

Yes, I found that too. There are some really great people on WP but also trolls and some people I think only go on there to stir up as much trouble as possible.

There is very much an emphasis on "free speech" and I got flamed by some people when I said that there needs to be some limitations when it becomes hate speech.

tenaciouscj Wrote:

Natalie Wrote:

There cartainly are a lot of, uh, strange people at WP, to say the least... It seems that a lot more people post there than just Aspies/Auties (which is understandable, given the size of the forum). When I used to post there, some other members were posting stuff that seemed like full-blown psychosis. These were generally the same people that made rude remarks to the other members and the administration, and no matter how many got banned, it seemed like they came back immediately. RichardL was one of those people too, with his obsession with pathological vaginas and whatnot.

Yes, I found that too. There are some really great people on WP but also trolls and some people I think only go on there to stir up as much trouble as possible.

There is very much an emphasis on "free speech" and I got flamed by some people when I said that there needs to be some limitations when it becomes hate speech.

richie Wrote:

XXXXXXXXXXX Wrote:

Well I hate to burst your bubbles but if people come here after reading about the murder, it isn't going to be to look at us, really. They'll be ambulance chasers, looking for the murderer's posts, the atmosphere, trying to see more blood, so to speak. Trying to get into the mind of a killer. The rest of us will just be in the way.

They won't find much, just two posts and nothing that suggests any kind of instability.
Right now Aspergers is being seen in a negative light because of the UVA killings and the recent news about
Lisa Nowak. In both cases there was no official diagnosis of Asperger's. The only problem I might see for us
is that we might get a rash of trolling, but that always happens anyways.

I am not in the habit of "cross-quoting" material from one forum in another, but it's been
three days since I made the above remarks and I haven't seen any trolling, spamming or
annoyance posting either here or WP.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php?n...ic&t=43433

richie Wrote:

In both cases there was no official diagnosis of Asperger's.

This is what I wanted to know. Is there any validity to these vague AS claims or is this just another (and another and another) media attempt (or legal-team spin) to connect violence to autism? I'l asume that's all it is until somebody proves something.

Max the Bear Wrote:

richie Wrote:

In both cases there was no official diagnosis of Asperger's.

This is what I wanted to know. Is there any validity to these vague AS claims or is this just another (and another and another) media attempt (or legal-team spin) to connect violence to autism? I'l asume that's all it is until somebody proves something.

After the Virginia Tech (not UVA -my error) shootings there was some speculation as to whether Cho was autistic or on the spectrum:
The following is a quote from a wikipedia article:

"Selective mutism diagnosis:
Immediately after the incident, reports carried speculation by family members in Korea that Cho was autistic.[25] However, the no known record exists of Cho ever being diagnosed with autism,[26][27] nor could an autism diagnosis be verified with Cho's parents. The Virginia Tech Review Panel report dismissed an autism diagnosis.[28][29] and experts later doubted the 'autism' claim.[30]
More than four months after the attack, the Wall Street Journal reported on August 20, 2007 that Cho had been diagnosed with selective mutism, a social anxiety disorder which inhibited him from speaking. The Virginia Tech Review Panel report, also released in August 2007, placed this diagnosis in the spring of Cho's eighth grade year, and his parents sought treatment for him through medication and therapy.[28] In high school, Cho was placed in special education under the 'emotional disturbance' classification." He was excused from oral presentations and participation in class conversation and received 50 minutes a month of speech therapy.[19] He continued receiving mental health therapy as well until his junior year, when Cho rejected further therapy.[28]
To address his problems, Cho's parents also took him to church. According to a pastor at Centreville Korean Presbyterian Church, Cho was an intelligent student who understood the Bible, but he was concerned about Cho�s difficulty in speaking to people. The pastor added that, until he saw the video that Cho sent to NBC News, he never saw him complete a sentence. The pastor also recalled that he told Cho's mother that he speculated Cho was a little autistic and he asked her to take him to a hospital, but she declined.[31]
Forbidden by federal law to disclose (without Cho's permission) any record of disability or treatment, Westfield officials disclosed none of Cho's speech and anxiety-related problems to Virginia Tech.[30]"

By the way wiki articles should also be taken with a grain of salt.
I haven't dug up much info on the Lisa Nowak matter.

http://philsworld.wiki-site.com/index.php/Cho_Seung-Hui

My opinion on the guy - with my wife throwing a paragraph in there (the one that ends with the remark in capital letters).

Natalie Wrote:

There cartainly are a lot of, uh, strange people at WP, to say the least... It seems that a lot more people post there than just Aspies/Auties (which is understandable, given the size of the forum). When I used to post there, some other members were posting stuff that seemed like full-blown psychosis. These were generally the same people that made rude remarks to the other members and the administration, and no matter how many got banned, it seemed like they came back immediately. RichardL was one of those people too, with his obsession with pathological vaginas and whatnot.

*shudders* please don't mention that creep again I only just had my breakfast! lol Tongue

I seem to remember F.S doing a story about this saying how W.P spawns mass murderers ( he had just been booted of that dite for spouting his mercury garbage)

but I have to agree with the thing about W.P it is ok but I prefer AFF much more .............relaxed I suppose! Big Grin

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