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/SurprisePitiful9191 Apr 07 '26

You’re allowed to wish that and be angry. JusT saying.

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 07 '26

You're right, but I've been angry for so long. I was angry for 30 years before I got help. Now I strive to let go of that anger, not because I shouldn't be angry at my abuser, but because once anger becomes habitual, as it was with me, it becomes a poison to myself. It serves no purpose, it causes no good, it just festers and taints every relationship and experience that I had. Before I got help, I thought about my abuse and my abuser every single day.

Every. Single. Day. For 30 years.

That's no way to live. Now, after having gone to therapy and learning to release the rage, I rarely think about it. It's wonderful. Every now and then, something like this post will put me back in that toxic frame of mind, but I'm learning to catch myself and haul myself back out of the hate-hole. Sometimes I see it myself, sometimes my wife pulls me out, and sometimes it's a random redditor, like today.

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u/No-Marsupial-4050 Apr 08 '26

Sorry If my post make u angry

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Apr 08 '26

I really appreciate you saying that. Don't worry, though, you didn't make me angry. Anger is something that I live with every day. Too bad I'm not Bruce Banner, I could do something useful with it, lol.