Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop

2015

Action / Crime / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh89%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright67%
IMDb Rating6.4101663

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Reviewed by Ed-Shullivan7 / 10

I wonder if NYPD has re-evaluated their hiring process and psychological evaluation process?

This was a strange case and even stranger that this former New York City policeman and his parents would allow themselves to be filmed in such detail to complete this documentary. Not surprisingly there was no formal comments from his former employer, the FBI, the NYPD, nor from his ex-wife and/or her family.

On the other hand, Gilberto Valle, is under a no contact order from his ex-wife, and has been unable to see his daughter. I think the punishment fits his crime.

There should be a law whereby certain individuals are banned for life from accessing anything on the internet. We could call it Valle's Law.

I give this documentary a decent 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.

Reviewed by room1027 / 10

Very interesting court documentary

Gilberto Valle, a New York cop, is a member on a website dealing with sexual fetishes. Together with two other guys they talk about his plans to kidnap 24 women, roast them and eat them. He also makes preparations. But at the same time they all specifically say that it's pure fantasy and none of them actually mean that. The place where he says he has a big oven is actually a basement with laundry machines. He is trialed for conspiracy (not attempt, which is totally different).

Where is the limit between fantasy and actual intent to commit a crime? Can you judge someone based only on his deviant thoughts? Why is it OK for a writer such as Stephen King to write horrible stories about murders, but not for a "regular" guy to have fantasies? This is a very unusual case and a very interesting documentary.

If you're interested to know what happened with the trial after the documentary, you can read about it on Wikipedia.

Highly recommended

Reviewed by Analog_Devotee5 / 10

Just OK

An interesting true crime case that could've been told in 45mins rather than an hour and a half.

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