some people are just mental

[Uncle B]

Beheading suspect finally speaks: 'please kill me'

A man accused of stabbing and beheading another passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada pleaded Tuesday in court for someone to "please kill me," and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Prosecutor Joyce Dalmyn, who argued for the evaluation, revealed new details about the attack Wednesday night. She said Vince Weiguang Li had a plastic bag containing his victim's ear, nose and part of a mouth in his pocket when officers arrested him. The only response officers received from him was: "'I have to stay on the bus forever,'" Dalmyn said.

In an interview with police after his arrest, Li declined to speak for the most part, said Dalmyn. On four occasions, however, he did indicate in a low voice that he is guilty, she said.

Li, who immigrated to Canada from China in 2004, is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 22-year-old carnival worker Tim McLean — an attack which witnesses aboard the bus said appeared to be unprovoked. He has yet to enter a plea.

Li was scheduled to appear Tuesday to determine whether he should undergo psychiatric testing, but the judge in Portage La Prairie adjourned the hearing for a short recess to allow a legal aid attorney to confer with him.

Since his arrest, Li has declined to speak to prosecutors and his court-appointed attorney.

When asked again by the judge after the recess if he wanted a lawyer, Li shook his head and then quietly said "please kill me."

Dalmyn said many heard the plea.

"There were some people in the courtroom that were taken aback by it," Dalmyn told The Associated Press. "Those were the only words I heard him utter in the courtroom."

Dalmyn said Li appeared to understand what the judge was asking him.

"He shook his head in response to questions from the judge. Some shakes of his appeared to be in the affirmative. Some of them appeared to be in the negative," Dalmyn said.

He is due back in court Sept. 8.

[Mr Falcone]

When asked again by the judge after the recess if he wanted a lawyer, Li shook his head and then quietly said "please kill me."

A fair request

[Bostongambler]

They should grant him his request.

[Mr Falcone]

I will buy the ROPE

[teazeman]

there should be a manner for them to track how much it cost to try, defend, analyze, and otherwise keep his crazy ass alive untill he takes his last breath. i wonder what that total would add up to?

[Mr Falcone]

I heard years ago, in the States on the Avg they spend 40k a year per prisoner

[Hartley]

EDMONTON (CBC) - An animal rights group has posted an ad on its website comparing the recent stabbing and decapitation of a young Winnipeg man to how humans kill animals for food.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the advertisement is meant to make people understand how animals suffer when they are killed in slaughterhouses. The group posted the imageless advertisement on its blog site Wednesday.


"PETA's ad...is meant to spur people to think about the terror and pain experienced by animals who are raised and killed for food. The group aims to demonstrate that animals - just like humans - are made of flesh, blood, and bone and deserve protection from needless killing," said a statement on PETA's website, also posted Wednesday.


Tim McLean, 22, was stabbed and then beheaded by a fellow passenger as the two rode an eastbound Greyhound bus across Manitoba last Wednesday. The man accused of second-degree murder, Vince Weiguang Li, allegedly engaged in cannibalism during the attack, which occurred just west of Portage la Prairie.


Designed using large, bold type, the ad compares McLean's struggles to those endured by an animal being slaughtered for its meat. It then refers to Li's alleged act of cannibalism before saying, "It's still going on!"


In its statement, PETA said it intended to run the notice in the Portage Daily Graphic, the local newspaper in Portage la Prairie, Man. PETA also sent out a news release to major media outlets across Canada announcing its plan to run the ad in the Manitoba paper, according to a story on the newspaper's website Wednesday.


The paper's publisher Barry Clayton, however, said the advertisement is in bad taste and will not be allowed to run.


PETA acknowledges in the ad itself that the notice may be offensive to some, but spokesman Bruce Friedrich said the goal is to inspire people to think about what they can do to stop violence against animals.


"We can't do anything to bring Tim back or bring his family relief from their suffering. But all of us can ask what we personally can do to decrease our support for this sort of violence," Freedrick said.


PETA said it will discuss later this week whether to attempt to run the ad in other publications

[Mr Falcone]

The paper's publisher Barry Clayton, however, said the advertisement is in bad taste and will not be allowed to run.

Gracias

[teazeman]

you can't make this shit up..............


i love animals, and have had them in my home my entire life but talk about a fcuking stretch!!!!!!



it's called the fcuking food chain people and you'd better get accustomed to it as it's been around much longer than any of us!!!

[Mr Falcone]

I wathced a Doc on HBO last night with this twat from Peta, thought she was somewhat out there, its now been confirmed. Damn

[teazeman]

extremist, regardless of the position they support cannot be taken seriously. this doesn't mean i support cruelty or explotation of animals but damn people are we now less important than feed cattle or commercially grown chickens?

[Mr Falcone]

Fuckin sopme people have to create thier purpose in life. Sad at times

[StarnetGypsy]

i used to have a girlfriend that was against the killing of cows for food, and guess what kind of work she did?

she was a cook in a high-end club that sold alot of steaks

[Mr Falcone]

Kobe Beef.....LOL Not the Bryant variety

[drunkguy]

Li was scheduled to appear Tuesday to determine whether he should undergo psychiatric testing,

sounds like a no-brainer to me

[Uncle B]

Wow, PETA really sank to a new low this time....And they seem to be loving it.

[Bostongambler]

If God didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't of made them out of meat.

[littleogre]

Originally Posted by Bostongambler

If God didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't of made them out of meat.

Most of these peta nut jobs are athesist and they think humans and animals are equals. Hell a lot of them think animals are supperior and hope secretly hope that all humans die very soon. By the way i love animals but if i'm hungry Mr. moo is going on my plate

[littleogre]

off subject but have any of you actually ever tried kobe beef ? I've been wanting to but 200 dollars a pounds is pretty damn steep. Plus i have heard that it taste like crap if not cooked properly