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Who is Ted Bundy?

Ted Bundy, in full Theodore Robert Bundy, was Born in November, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont
U.S.A. He was known for being an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered
numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. He confessed to 36
murders but nobody really knows how many had been committed, At age 42, he was sent to the
death chamber on the morning of January 24, 1989. When asked if he had any last words he
said, “Jim (Coleman, his defense attorney) and Fred (Lawrence, his minister) I'd like you to give
my love to my family and friends.”

Growing up as a child, Ted Bundy experienced neglect, mental/physical abuse, lack of

discipline, and absence of parental care. These factors created one of the most notorious serial
killers in history. He was a social outcast and didn’t have many friends which made him feel
insecure and eventually caused him to fall into a semipermanent, deep depression early in his
life. The possible direct trauma of sexual abuse is a huge factor that contributes to the aversion
to intimacy, and desire to sexually abuse others in adulthood. Bundy’s experiences scarred him
for life, and desensitized him to sexual and physical violence.

"There is no protection against the minds of influences that are loose in a society that tolerates
Pornography”---Ted Bundy. I disagree with his statement but although I disagree, I also agree
with it. Ted Bundy is right that any place that allows pornography must deal with the
consequences of it such as porn addiction and higher rates of sexual violence. HOWEVER, just
because pornography is legal in a society does not mean it can be used as an excuse to commit
crimes like Ted Bundy did. So while I agree that pornography can create problems in the
community, I disagree with him using it as an excuse for the horrible things he did.

“You’re going to kill me, and that will protect society from me. But there are many, many more
people who are addicted to pornography and you are doing nothing about that.”--Ted Bundy
Nowadays, society, people, and the media have changed over the years. Pornography addiction
is still a really big problem today. Porn addiction refers to a person becoming emotionally
dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life, relationships, and
ability to function. I totally disagree with Ted’s statement. Nowadays, there are several types of
treatment for addiction to pornography or a Hyper-sexual disorder such as medication, psycho
therapy, medication assisted treatments, and support groups.

Ted Bundy is known as a rapist , and according to research, Ted had an IQ (Intelligence
Quotient) of 136 and he had the face of a good looking man. Women repeatedly fell for the
same thing that got them killed. Ted Bundy once said “They wouldn’t be stereotypes necessarily.
But they would be reason able facsimiles to women as a class. A class not of women, pre se, but
a class that has almost been created through the mythology of women and how they are used
as objects. " I disagree due to the fact that it’s wrong saying “women are used as objects”. The
sexual objectification of women involes them being viewed primarily as an object of male sexual
desire, rather than as a whole person. The reason why Ted Bundy said “women, they are used as
objects” is because he thought of women like objects instead of people which made it easier for
him to do terrible things to them. It's a lot easier to do bad things to people if you think of them
as an object instead of a person.

In the year 1974, Bundy was driving when he was pulled over and police were able to arrest
Bundy after learning of what he had in his car; this included crowbars and a facemask. He was
condemned and was sentenced to a 15-year jail term. After a couple of years, Bundy was
somehow able to escape from prison twice, both in 1977. The second time, Bundy, who was
acting as his lawyer in the case for murdering a Colorado woman, managed to escape out the
car window but was caught later that week. Then in December of that year, police confirmed
that Bundy escaped through an opening in the celling of his jail cell. They later found out that he
had attacked four girls in a sorority house at Florida State University. He killed two of them. Ted
Bundy’s last killing occurred on February 9th when he captured and murdered 12-year-old
Kimberly Leach. This would be the last time Bundy would ever kill again. Bundy would then be
pulled over by police that February. The Death Penalty also really hurts the human psyche for the
guards who have to perform the act. The people work there spend maybe eight to ten hours
with them, and then they have to watch this person lay on a gurney or sit in a chair and watch
the life get taken out of them. No one should be able to choose who lives and dies, and it is
quite hypocritical to kill an inmate after they were convicted for killing someone. With someone
like Ted Bundy, it seems reasonable to just get rid of him. Although I really question how
whether or not the people that allow capital punishment are also "monsters"

Whether or not there is a concrete answer for why he murdered so many women will forever be
a question. Ted Bundy had a troubled relationship with his mother (who he thought was his
sister for many years), his childhood living with his violent grandfather, and his inability to relate
socially with others. Watching his "dad" abuse others could have very well led Ted Bundy to
become violent as he grew older. Due to this, I think Ted Bundy began living in a fantasy world
as a child. What better way for a boy to escape the feelings than to fantasize about being all
powerful and controlling his own destiny? It is perfectly normal for young children to turn their
painful memories of abuse, disappointment, humiliation, etc... into fantasies to comfort
themselves. For Ted Bundy, though, his fantasies had turned into sexual possession, and
possibly an unquenchable addiction.
By: Wang Leo Wei