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Dave Murphy, a San Francisco Chronicle syndicated columnist, writing in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 23, described Hannibal Lecter as the most captivating fictional character of the last 20 years, calling him charming, charismatic and deliciously evil.

The column is available online at: MJSonline

The following letter was sent to the editor to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and also to the author.

To the Editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,

I was traveling in Wisconsin on business May 23, and was browsing the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before breakfast at my hotel when a headline in the Career section, “Picking mentors – even like Hannibal – may pay off” caught my attention.  The opening sentence described Hannibal Lecter as the most captivating fictional character of the last 20 years, calling him charming, charismatic and deliciously evil.  I find Hannibal Lecter disgusting. The media attention surrounding Hannibal Lecter blatantly promotes a culture of violence.  Questions gush from the media asking, “How can this happen?” after incidents of school, workplace and domestic violence.  Yet, the print and broadcast media fail to recognize the deterioration of culture and society caused by their daily portrayal of unspeakable acts of violence as entertainment.

It is a sad time when a respected newspaper describes Hannibal Lecter as a personality to be admired or emulated.  It might be worthwhile to inform readers of two facts.  1) A week after Hannibal’s Australian opening, the Office of Film & Literature Classification in Sydney gave the film the equivalent of an X rating in the US, no one under 18 admitted.  2) On Dec. 20-21, 2000, residents of Great Falls Montana, and the nation were shocked as convicted pedophile Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting 10-year-old Zachary Ramsay, then allegedly butchering the boy and feeding his remains to unsuspecting neighbors.  What should we expect when a generation is given the idea that Hannibal Lecter is entertainment?

 Sincerely 

Chuck Anastasia,

President
Your1voice

The following links will confirm the facts stated above: 

Austailian Office of Film & Literature on Hannibal

(warning:  Contents may be disturbing!)

ABC News on Nataniel Bar-Jonah 

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