Christopher Dannevig (20) in undated copy photo from his social networking website Facebook Source: The Sunday Telegraph
CONFESSED killer Christopher James Dannevig - who used a fake Facebook identity to meet young female victims - says he was diagnosed as "psychotic" at 13 but was told no one could help him until "I killed someone".
I thought this article was a fascinating look at the dark uses of social networking sites, but as I read on I noticed something that disturbed me; the article was based on a letter the 21-year-old murderer sent to the Sunday Telegraph "to tell you a little bit about me, and what led up to that night".
The fact the Sunday Telegraph ran a story based on a psychotic criminal's letter justifying his actions is a little unnerving, but it seems the Herald Sun online team saw no problem with it also.
Throughout the article, readers are made aware of the murderer's childhood, bad relationships and tendency for violent behaviour, as though this unfortunate combination of factors somehow excuses him from the disgusting crime he committed.
This person wrote to the newspaper for no other reason than to gain sympathy from the public. The articles revealed he showed little or no remorse for his sickening actions as he seemed to pass the blame on to some so-called incompetent psychologists from his childhood.
I believe the Herald Sun's online team made a poor decision in running this story. Mentally ill criminals like Dannevig should not be given the chance by media to justify their actions to the public. What a blatant insult to the victim's family.
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