# Who gets more of your sympathy -- Jeff Dahmer or Martha Stewart?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-more-of-your-sympathy-jeff-dahmer-or-martha-stewart/268911>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 13, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-more-of-your-sympathy-jeff-dahmer-or-martha-stewart/268911 "2004-10-13T00:21:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-more-of-your-sympathy-jeff-dahmer-or-martha-stewart/268911/61 "2004-10-15T07:52:23Z")

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[CourtTV:](http://www.courttv.com/archive/verdicts/manson_092498.html)

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> As Manson supporters are always eager to point out, Manson did not kill anyone at the Tate and LaBianca residences. However, Manson ordered Tex Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins to kill everyone at the Tate residence. The following night, Manson tied up Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, left their house and ordered Watson, Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten to go in and kill the couple. Manson cut off Gary Hinman’s ear with a sword while demanding Hinman’s inheritance a few days before Hinman was killed. He also delivered some of the fatal stab wounds to ranch-hand Donald “Shorty” Shea.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-more-of-your-sympathy-jeff-dahmer-or-martha-stewart/268911/62 "2004-10-15T12:39:30Z")

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As crime attorney and sexually abuse children’s advocate has stated: Don’t confuse “sickening” with “sick.” Were Dahmer’s actions sickening? You betcha. Was he sick? I don’t think so. He did what he did cause he enjoyed it.

Were Martha Stewart’s actions sickening? I doubt it. I might have done what she did, but I would never under any circumstances do what Dahmer did.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-more-of-your-sympathy-jeff-dahmer-or-martha-stewart/268911/63 "2004-10-16T00:14:40Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> …Were Martha Stewart’s actions sickening? …

Are you kidding? Haven’t you ever seen one of her window dressings?

Absolutely. 😛

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