3 Sentenced for Castration `dungeon'

[LoZoccolo]

Three men accused of operating what police described as a sadomasochistic "dungeon" that included castrations have been sentenced to jail time.

Richard Peter "Master Rick" Sciara, his partner of 20 years Michael Mendez, and the man they called their slave, Danny Carroll Reeves, pleaded guilty to felony castration and maiming.

Superior Court Judge Dennis Winner said it was difficult to call the dungeon's willing patients "victims," but he said six castrations performed there were certainly a crime.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/16/national/a071046D18.DTL

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. "Richard Peter" - any clues in that name?

Maybe he friends called him dick peter..............

[Deja Q]

3. Maybe he had a small one and was envious and wanted to do 'enhancement surgery'?

:wow:

Regardless of any number of jokes any number of us are bound to make, the whole thing really is tragic. :(

[Deja Q]

2. In a word: SICK.

The victims willingly wanted their goolies chopped off?! Wouldn't a vasectomy give them the best of both worlds; the inability to reproduce and havin' somethin' to FEEL down there?! :wow: It boggles the mind... I'm not sure how it's called a crime, but oh well. It's still mutilation and that doesn't seem right. (I know mutilation, I used to cut myself when in emotional agony... but that's rather different than going to a place, asking Master Pete in purported sound mind and body to chop off Fred'n'Barney, good grief!

I'm just glad the perp's name wasn't Bate... especially with his name being Peter and all...
:yoiks:

[northzax]

4. 'felony castration'?

is there a misdemeanor castration charge? is it, in fact, illegal to castrate someone in California?

[Duncan Grant]

14. This was in North Carolina, not California. (nt)

[brentspeak]

5. And I thought the freaks in "Pulp Fiction" were just out of Tarantino's head

Turns out bizarros like that actually exist.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. I've always wondered...

what Simon and Hecubus were up to in that Pit of Ultimate Darkness.

[Bluebear]

7. Surely there's a poll in there somewhere. nt

[Duncan Grant]

16. You took the words right outta my mouth.

Personally, I would have waited to post this until Monday, that way I could work this gay castration angle for a full week.

I say we see a poll before Monday, how 'bout you?

[maveric]

8. They had "The Gimp"?

Bizarre!

[NMMNG]

9. Now there's a story you just stumble across on the front page

:popcorn:

[Bluebear]

10. Somebody needs an evaluation.

Where is that other thread when I need it, time for a referral.

[NMMNG]

12. You aren't even fit to look at my Uncle!

:P

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. Wow! Now that is what I call intense.

I don't normally care what a person does so long as it's SS&C, but this could really have been life threatening.

[sniffa]

13. what a coincidence

i was just scouring the internets for the most bizarre gay news.

damn you for beating me to the punch.

[Duncan Grant]

17. LMAO!

:spray:

Thankfully, there's only room for 1 matcom at DU.

[madeline_con]

15. Let me get this straight....

Of all the things one can obtain or have done in South America, people have to come here to have their private mutilated?

And anyway, they wanted this done, right?

[AnnieBW]

18. Paging Lorena Bobbitt...

Lorena Bobbitt... we have a new job for you...