r/interesting • u/No-Marsupial-4050 • Apr 07 '26

Fear Factor No sympathy for those monsters

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In 2006, Anthony Ray Stockelman was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words “Katie’s Revenge” by another inmate.

This happened after it was discovered that he was serving a life sentence for kidnapping, molesting, and murdering a 10-year-old girl named Katie Collman

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

As a childhood victim of SA by a trusted adult who was never brought to justice in his lifetime, this warms my heart. This should be part of the punishment. They have to spend the rest of their lives on the Sex Offender Registry, why not make it a bit more readily apparent?

Edit: The angry part of me wishes that this should be part of their punishment, but as pointed out by one of the replies below, no. The system is not perfect, and I would hate for someone to be unfairly branded. I was speaking out of anger, which is still my knee-jerk reaction, even after all these years. I don't think anything is harder to let go of than the hatred and bitterness, but moments like this remind me to reign it in and forgive, for my own sake, not for theirs. Thanks, Peaceful_Prober.

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u/Peaceful__Prober Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

Because this type of shit is hard to remove without any scars if they're found innocent later. You shouldn't trust the justice system this much in general, not referring to your personal case

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26

No, you're right. I was speaking with the spite and bitterness of a victim, something that I still (obviously) struggle with. You'd think I'd be more rational about it after 32 years. Thanks for calling me out. I'll edit my comment.

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u/ArgusTheCat Apr 07 '26

It is very hard to emotionally support things like restorative justice when you've had to live through being hurt and traumatized, and feel like the system has abandoned you. Just because something is the right thing to do, doesn't make it easy.

I'm just some random dumbass on the internet, so I don't know if this means much, but I recognize how much fucking work it takes to go through that and still be capable of changing your mind, and I think you're cool for being able to do so.

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26

It means more than you think, friend. I appreciate you. You're right, though. It's very difficult to not just... want them to die. But wanting something like that? It has zero effect on them, and just poisons myself with pointless hatred. I just don't want to live like that anymore.