Everything about this is sickening. The dehumanization of women, the minimization of an Asian woman’s life, the seemingly excessive prison accommodations. It’s all awful. It speaks to the worst parts of humanity.
German prisons are not as comfortable as claimed in this video. Yes, prisoners are not treated like animals as in many US prisons, but privileges are not granted every inmate. Those who committed non-violent crimes and/or will soon be released are being prepared to re-integrate into society, but prisons are no hotels. You have inmate on inmate crime, very restricted time outside your cell, and overall: it’s still prison and the inmates are still locked away & not allowed to roam around freely. There are options to spend the day outside, but again, that’s for those who have almost finished their sentence and found work outside prison. And: if the killer is convicted of murder & deemed a continuous threat to society, he could be imprisoned for actual life, it’s called „Sicherungsverwahrung“
@@ublu3631 thanks for explaining this bc I was genuinely confused as to why someone who’s super violent would be allowed to use knives to cook and etc. but makes sense if it’s certain people with certain privileges!
@@ublu3631 this is very helpful context! Thank you. That’s partly why I was careful to say “seemingly”, knowing that I haven’t done the due diligence to form a personal opinion on the facts of how prisoners are treated, and knowing that there is variability in treatment based on the individual, the crime, the judge and the fact that I have an unbalanced view due to the knowledge of how criminals in the US are treated. Is a very, VERY low baseline to start from. Reform is needed here so it’s hard to say what “good” or “adequate” actually looks like. But I think Stephanie’s sentiment is still valid, he is getting off too easy.
I am from Bavaria and this case made huge ways. Some newspapers speculated on his motive. Apparently prior to his visit to Germany he had been online flirting/dating a 18 year old Japanese woman from Egypt. Then the woman moved to Germany and he decided to meet her. There was a falling out and she stopped talking to him, though it's unclear whether it happened before or after his decision to come to Germany. Anyway she refused to meet with him. The speculation: he was so enraged over this rejection he decided to take it out on these two random Asian women.
She was lucky she didn't meet with him, then... Unlike Eva and her friend Kelsey 😢 Edit: I added Kelsey's name (before it was just "Eva and her friend" because I'm really bad with remembering things, whether it's names or things or events... For names, it is difficult for me especially if the name is in a different language than mine - English in this case - since I speak 4 languages and English is my 4th
@@gabrielfrost9134 it might have been a romance scammer, they often use attractive woman looks to dip their victims out of money and sometimes say their real location (Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt e.c.t) in case it might show up during transaction or IP address, so they don't have to make excuses. That also make sense to why they never met in Germany.
The fact that THIS MONSTER decided to kill 2 women just because they were female and asian is horrible. This man lacks any chance of good morals, sympathy and respect. Evil, evil, evil. The audacity..
Hi, I'm German and I just wanted to point out, that while our cells are more like dingy hostel rooms, a murderer is most likely not allowed as many freedoms as mentioned, especially the ones that have an added sentence of "special level of grievance". I think he will fall under this. If he's given this sentence he's also not getting out after 15 years. The earliest could be 20 years, but is more likely longer or could even be lifelong if he's considered a risk to society, e.g. if the specialists think he'd commit a crime again. In such a case they'll reevaluate his incarceration after a set amount of years again and again. If he doesn't confess, shows no remorse and specialists think he could do it again he won't be released. We do all this because the German criminal law beliefs in rehabilitation. Therefore even a murderer could find rehabilitation under special circumstances. We did have the death penalty once, but it's outlawed on a federal level. I understand how, especially as a family someone would want a life for a life though. But overall I'm glad our system works towards rehabilitation, even if the system isn't perfect.
I think rather than being offended that Germany treats prisoners like humans, we Americans should be offended at the cruel punishment in our own prisons.
@@CatStina listening to Steph describe our prisons and contrast them with US prisons, I was shocked, but not in the way she intended. You actually have iron bars and cement cots? I genuinely believed that was made up movie stuff.
Pushing two people off a cliff at a place that is supposed to be a fun place to visit with your family and friends! Absolutely horrible. He shouldn’t be treated like a regular person who is free when he literally pushed two people off a cliff. I 100% agree that he should be sent to an American prison and face a punishment for his actions.
The American government is entirely corrupt, that corruption seeps into the 'justice' system, along with everything else. There's no such thing as justice in America. Trust me.
Agreed, she was so admirable for immediately jumping in to help her friend, and even after that fall she was focused on straight away getting the information out to get justice. Strong woman!
Thank you for covering this case. The victim who did not survive the attack is actually from my hometown. The rise in Asian hate crimes is absolutely disheartening. May Eva rest in peace and I hope for the best for Kelsey.
As an Asian woman, I can definitely say it isn't just the audacity. Dudes like him literally see us as mail order brides. I'm Filipino American and I've had weird ass comments said to me specifically about me being submissive or giving massages. No shame for walking his cat. He ain't weird for that. He's weird and awful for seeing Asian women as objects for pleasure. I am truly begging y'all to understand that telling Asian women that they're desirable solely for being Asian is not a compliment; it's a threat.
It is probably because white men are treated like God in Philippines and other Asian countries,so I am no surprise that they would assume that you are like that too
Well, now that korean and east asian guys are trendy we know that for korean men foreign women are animals. They have spy cams porn categories of 'riding the white horse', 'riding the black horse', etc. The horses being women and the color their race.
The whole "they're not the demographic" thing kind of reminds me of when friends of abusive men don't believe that their friend could be abusive to their SO or be a rapist. Like of course he's nice to you guys, it's women he had no respect for
Legit, or when they find out that it’s emotional/mental abuse, not physical, and they shrug it off like it’s not abuse still. Or my favorite, when they say “that’s not abuse. That’s normal when people get angry. Me and my girl fight like that too.”. Like bro… that’s NOT normal and it’s still abuse. That means you abuse your girl. 🤢
For some, it isn't just that they aren't the target. If there are no red flags, it can be hard to imagine someone otherwise sane, behaving so "out of character".
Absolutely. It’s insane how men defend other men who have committed monstrous crimes simply because they’re their buddy. “He never hurt me!” Yeah, because you’re a man, dummy.
@@WitchyNectar For real! Imagine the shoe on the other foot and they were the ones getting treated like that by their SO! They'd be crying before they could even leave the house!
just wanted to add: Ludwig II is actually gone insane (but still my fav king). His mental illness sure played its part but as a person who researched and studied Ludwig II and Bavaria, I must say that his gentle, anti-war soul made him the “mad king”. He is maybe the only king in the whole history, to believe that the art could save the world from the bloody chaos. He never wanted to be a king at the first place, he just had to be and -he was never a soldier. He was pressured to be “the king”. He was constantly humiliated, made fun of. Just think of someone who’s trying to teach any form of art to the children so that when they grow up, they won’t turn into pro-war politicians, soldiers, citizens (of course that plan wouldn’t work in a world like this) He was a true dreamer and got lost tragically in his dreamland in the end. That’s why his obsession is seen in his castle’s architecture, inside and outside. There are even multiple stages to perform Wagner’s operas (esp. Tristan and Isolde) which again he was madly obsessed with. In short, all of his life he wanted art to give life a meaning, a light, a hope. In his head, the beauty of art was the cure of all illdoing. And of course, the cruel reality wouldn’t agree with that. He simply lost his mind day by day. Why did I tell you all about this? Because we are all like Ludwig, in front of the monsters like this one in the video. We all find it hard to believe how cruel all this can get. We sometimes get scared. But we move on. (most of us mentally unstable but yeah move on) Thank you Stephanie. You’re my jam.
I am half Asian and I can tell you, the experience of being objectified in a bad way by your own family is...special. My own mother participated in it, too. I feel so bad for these two young women. Nobody deserves that. This particular type of man really creeps me out.
I’m so sorry you experienced that. Sometimes women can be just as bad, if not worse, than men. They objectify other women to win the approval of men. It’s sad and infuriating.
I am objectified In Asia for my pale skin and Blue eyes. People can have an attraction specifically for other races it’s entirely normal. But to take it to an obsessive level is where it gets very wrong.
@@mackcarlo no offense, but I fail to see how that compares to any of this at all. and i think you're mistaking admiration and envy for "objectification".
“Love doesn’t go away because a person goes away.” Wow that hit. You always humanize the people who suffered to the point where you can relate to them and you bring them back to life by honouring their memory, as does everyone in their life of course. I just lost my best friend and that quote snd story really touched my heart. Thank you for all your work in sharing these stories do respectfully, so deductively, and delicately. You have a gift for storytelling.
OR thats why we women need to dont travel alone without a male. It sounds harsh but we are biological weaker then men, the only one that can handle a aggressive men is another men, this is the reason why we call policeMEN when something happens.
Eva and her sister were childhood friends of mine, though we did not keep in contact. I am so shocked to hear of her passing, she was genuinely such a bright soul. I can’t stop picturing happy memories of us pretending to be pokemon at recess, or sharing pieces of our lunches. I hope you’re resting easy Eva. My heart goes out to Alice, I cannot imagine your pain. ❤❤
I'm Asian and I've been to this castle and at the time I was travelling with one other female friend. I was 21 at the time and she was 19. This story is so scary because you don't think another tourist would try to assault you and kill you in broad daylight at a public tourist attraction. It's insane. This man should be punished for what he did. Not all people who are attracted to Asians specifically are like this guy, but yeah, there are some weirdos out there who think that Asian women can't resist white men and I've had the misfortune of encountering people like that online. The first time, I was a teenager and there was a dude who kept telling me (an Asian woman) that Asian women loved white men and Asian women go crazy for them even when I was telling him that's not the case, like wtf. I don't think I've met anyone like that in real life and I hope I never will.
It's truly bizarre how many sad white incels are deeply deluded into the idea that all Asian women are into them, and mainstream society still reinforces that troublesome assumption. I've had many truly unhinged lunatics attack me with baseless accusations of being 'white washed self hating', with tons of hot air. I'm fluent in Cantonese/Japanese and have only dated Asian and Latino men. I chose partners based on equality and mutual understanding, not some creepy waifu looney.
It's some weird brainwashing they are trying to do. I'm also asian I always hear lies spread that Asian women love white men too, im not sure why people twist it. Like out of 12 couples that I know only 1 asian girl is dating a white guy but he was the one who chased her and it's because she likes him for who he is not cuz he is white, her exes were all asian. Ppl have things so twisted lol
Kelsey was a brave and true friend. Her first instinct was to save her friend and not run (even to get help). I hope she won’t have a survival guilt because I also believed that she was meant to live to tell the story, so the world would know what a monster that man is.
The fact that I live 10 minutes away from where this guy lived and shopped in that area often is terrifying to me. I could have walked past this man in my lifetime. So scary that monsters like this can be so close by
Eva Liu, 21, plunged 165 feet to her death Wednesday on a trip to the Neuschwanstein castle with her friend Kelsey Chang, 22. Both had graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign just last month with degrees in computer science and computer engineering, respectively. Tragic and horrific. They had their whole lives ahead of them and were celebrating their graduation.
As an asian woman I've noticed a lot of people treating me like a pet in some ways. I hate it. I've gone to visit my mother's home country and I'm always so disgusted by the foreigners. They believe they can talk to us and behave in horrendous ways. They pat us on the heads. I over hear the men saying they can do whatever they want with "these" people. I have family members who have been SA and discarded like trash and there's nothing they can do. I am American born and get in trouble when we visit because I am loud and vocal. I give them all the attention they don't want.
Same here. It's infuriating when gross men in NYC where I work go out of their way to make me uncomfortable with sexual harassment. I make sure to make a scene, because I'm no one's plaything and won't tolerate it. I also look young for my age, so I'm mistaken as 16-18 most of the time. No strangers ever come to my defense, while other women of other backgrounds will get multiple people rushing to their side.
It’s wrong, yes, but Asian women must take responsibility for their role in this dynamic with white men. They are well aware of your general desperation for white acceptance. White worship… it’s not lost on whites. They view your women as cheap and easy. That’s why you are degraded so readily unlike say black women who are prideful and dignified.
There is no official legal classification of hate crimes in Germany apparently; though even if they're investigated as ordinary crimes, there are still some leeways. "States now have specialized prosecutors trained in politically-motivated cases, but due to caseload and the duty roster, duty prosecutors may have to take on prosecutions of a hate motivated crimes on the day of the hearing even if they do not have specialized training or experience. The failure by police to record or investigate a case as a “politically motivated” hate crime means that the prosecutor is then unlikely to pursue evidence that the crime was indeed motivated by hate in the prosecution of the offenses. This is despite the fact that prosecutors have independent authority to order the police to pursue that line of inquiry in their investigation if that they are not doing so. Where evidence of hate motivation does not surface during a prosecution, it is also highly unlikely that the prosecutor would call for that factor to be taken into account during sentencing in the event of a conviction. Justice ministries in some of the key states and the Federal authorities argue that hate motivation is taken into account as a factor in sentencing when appropriate. While this might be the case, victims of hate crimes, victim support groups and criminal lawyers suggest that it is often left to the lawyers acting for the crime victim to call for this factor to be taken into account if evidence of hate motivation emerges at trial"
@@deab1253 Thank you so much for the info! That’s honestly pretty shocking. I find it extremely ironic that Germany does not have hate crime legislation. Of ALL PLACES. Germany.
@@breetoldyouso oh, the irony isn't completely lost on them since there is a strict and clear criminalisation of any Nazie adjacent act. Still plenty ironic not to extend that to all forms of hate crimes however, specially when under the legal doctrine, Germany is considered to have one of the most advanced legal systems.
Eva interned at Microsoft on Summer 2022, at the same time as I... so some of my intern friends knew her personally. It was a huge shock for all of us to find out about this - we didn’t even first hear about it from the news, but from her facebook page’s comments. My friends said she was one of the brightest, friendliest and warmest people she ever met. Truly a huge loss for our community
Hi Stephanie, This is a really scary story. It just reminds me that all women have to be careful in public. As an Asian woman, I felt scared during Covid. I could feel people staring at me and felt uncomfortable out in public. I live in a diverse neighborhood that is near a major university. Even still, I feel women are targeted a lot for whatever reason. Also, sarang to Stephanie for uploading such great content.
I remember being on the train and multiple white people would stare and get up and move to the furthest seat possible, just marking me as a plague carrier by appearances alone. I live in a diverse city that has seen a spike in violence against Asian people, and it's still scary walking about alone. People used the pandemic as an excuse to be backwards 1800s level racist, and it's disgraceful. Other cultures are only 'celebrated' when it's convenient, and the people themselves are props for mainstream society.
Damn I'm really sorry you guys have experienced and continue to experience shit like this...They have those keychains with loud alarms and pepper spray.I seen them on tik Tok but you can find self defense keychains anywhere on Google...Stay safe guys ❤❤ Sending you guys positive vibes
Worst part is that they target young girls for this exact same reason, because they trust, they're naive, they think they can with the situation, and that it's just one kind man, and they outnumber him. As we get older we truly understand not to trust ANYBODY, so many evil people 😔
You can’t have fun without the fear of something going bad. On top of that you have crazy people roaming on the street and traumatising people. Can’t imagine how these girls must have felt. What supposed to be fun turning into a nightmare for them.
I've seen how dangerous and entitled fetishistic males are towards women they feel entitled to (I'm Latina and have had some scares from mostly American males when I worked in an airport in my country. I apparently fit their hot Latina with an accent stereotype and somehow I'm obligated to be attracted to them 🙄). My bestie that is Japanese was yelled at by a male tourist in her own country since she wouldn't turn around to look at him and he raged calling her racist cos she wouldn't give him her number after yelling at her. (Like why WOULD she give an unhinged aggressive male her number? These men ain't right in the head) These creeps stereotype us and make themselves delusional about how we truly are. Dehumanization is so common with them because we're not seen as people that can reject them. We're "obligated" to give them pleasure and fulfill their self-centered fantasies. Heck they do this to women in their own countries too. Look at the "Nice Guys" that harass, insult and shame women for not wanting to be with them due to their "niceness". They simply can't comprehend that women have their own wants and are people that make choices. This vile man that did this to these poor girls didn't see them as humans and having rights as humans. He's one of the many entitled male creatures that think women are just disposable objects of pleasure. I really hope he rots for this. He should do jail time in both Germany and the US but I know it won't happen and he'll probably be allowed free while still alive (although older) without feeling an ounce of remorse for what he did because he's a monster.
I wish I could “like” this many times. Well said. Men have got to STOP feeling entitled to women, & as a white woman I must realize that even though we’ve got enough of a problem with it, that other nationalities of my sisters in womanhood have it even worse than we do, from our white men/co-countrymen here the US. I went through it when I was young, & now I see my 2 beautiful daughters going through it (of 2 different nationalities). They will rip a man to shreds who tries to use them for their own amusement, and this is what men should expect if they don’t understand that all women are people, and boundaries.
As a black woman this hits different, idk what it is with people who have fetishes for certain racial groups, sure it isn't always a creepy thing but a lot of the time it is , it gives me the creeps. I have encountered so many men ( of varying races besides my own obvs) with a fetish for black women (rudely referred to as jungle fever) and often they lead with such invasive and sexual questions , taking liberties with their over friendliness and then they expect almost a pat on the back or some sort of praise when they say they "like black girls" . Idk if this is the same that Asian women experience but I can only assume it follows a similar pattern and its so degrading and objectifying, it is not a compliment for someone to find your race a sexual turn on and only seek to converse with you because of their fetish , it also makes me uncomfortable to be alone with such people or voice my distaste because what if they become aggressive if I say that its weird or wrong to think like that . :/ Then I hear of situations like this and it scares me even more , like how can just being a woman be one of the most dangerous situations to exist in in this day and age
Your last sentence about "being a woman is one of the most dangerous situations to be" was really well formulated and really sunk into me mentally. It's so true, and it's awful that being a certain type of person can put you permanently in a dangerous situation for as long as you live. Just awful and very unfair.
@@Kelps_K :/ it is completely unfair that simply how the world sees you can put you in dangerous situations no matter how hard you try to keep yourself safe
Yeah I have no idea why there are people who fetishize foreigners so insanely. I'm Indian and i used to fetishize European/American White girls a lot. It all ended when most of them said they're Lesbians and are scared of straight sex ever since LGBTQ got normalised.
As an Asian American female this has pretty much been my experience with being fetishized for being Asian (my family came from Korea). It gets referred to as "yellow fever" more often than not and it is extremely disheartening to see others having to go through this. If anyone ever tells me they have a fetish for certain racial groups, I immediately feel creeped out and do not want to talk to them anymore because 9/10 times it just leads to conversations I really don't want to get into. In my experiences with people who do this, it almost feels like this weird elitist kind of pov someone has where they announce they have a fetish for asian women as if they are better than everyone else for it and want to be praised for it which is another weird aspect of it. Then the racial stereotypes kick in and it just is such a mess all around. I hope you stay safe in this world of ours. I know it is scary, but I know there is beauty in it too that I hope brings you comfort and safety.
People are attracted to what they are attracted to. We can't control what we find attractive in another person. Some people are physically attracted to certain characteristics that someone of a certain ethnicity might have. The difference between men and women however is that men tend to dehumanize women they find attractive far more than vice versa, so it doesn't matter whether they have a 'fetish' or not. It just shows more when they have a racial preference. If a misogynist man doesn't have a race fetish, then it will be blonde women, or curvy women, or overweight women, or petite women, or women in general. The race fetish isn't the problem, it's the general dehumanization for women that is. You see lots of women with a racial preference that isn't their own who treat men like human beings and they are usually the ones who get abused if abuse happens.
as an ethnic minority, the way men fetishize me simply bc of my heritage makes me sick. i often get weird comments about my "fiery" attitude and "innate sex appeal" (what does that even mean???) simply bc i'm latina. oddly enough, i've also been fetishized by men who mistake me for being asian and immediately assume the gross sexual stereotypes they've projected onto asian women. it's like it's not enough for them to simply be misogynistic, they have to remind you that they're also xenophobic and racist. i say all of that to say the audacity of men never fails to disgust me and this case further exemplifies that.
I disagree with the Ethnic minority part of Your comment. Kiwi's and Samoan is a Minority Race = few 100,000 people Latina covers the whole of South American continent = few Million people. The rest of Your comment is Sexist Seems You have Poor taste in the Male of the Species.......Multiple times You've failed to raise Your standards.
Thank you for covering this with so much respect and empathy. Eva is from my hometown and her and her family seem like such good people, and it seems like she had such a blindingly bright future ahead of her. So devastating.
The fetish for Asian women has only gotten worse due to the rise of kpop and anime becoming popular. I'm not Asian but I've heard al sorts of twisted things men say about Asian women, specifically East Asian women. They even weaponize their attraction towards Asian women against us, i.e passport bros. This is horrible and no one deserves to go through this, I hope that man gets sent to America to serve his sentence there.
These types of cases don't even make me sad anymore. I just feel pure anger that there are people in the world who have so much entitlement that would allow them to think they have a right to someone else's body & the audacity to take their life just to get it. This woman worked so hard throughout her short life all for it to be snatched away by some selfish pos before she got to actually enjoy it.
There's always some pathetic human being, that laughs at tragedies, probably making their mothers cry from shame and disappointment, the already grown up sperm is proceeding way much slower, than when he was swimming free opposite , the stupid tadpole still being confused about its nature. Why some of their päivöystavää.
He was just sentenced to life in prison a couple of days ago. During the trial more gruesome details came to light. He filmed the aussault, presumably as a trophy to watch later on. During the assault a couple walked in on him, but falsley assumed he was having consentual sex with a girlfriend. If only the couple had taken a closer look and realized something was off....maybe they could have saved her. Such a tragedy...
No problem :) He's unfortunately still in Germany. His lawyer advised him to spend his sentence here. I hope there is still a chance that he's deported, though. He deserves the harshest conditions. He apparently cried a little at the beginning of the trial and his lawyer read a statement in which he expressed how ashamed he was of himself, but reporters stated that afterwards, his demeanor was cold and stoic for the rest of the trial. So I guess it was just for show.
The bystander effect is wild. I got jumped once in public and nobody even tried to help. I'd bet that it was obvious what was going on, they just decided to not get involved.
I recently started watching your channel and I'm nonstop watching since the first video I saw. The most beautiful thing and the thing that I adore that you do is you don't just see these stories as stories you don't see these people as random people who died horribly. You're telling the story with mentioning their personality and notes from their environment, loved ones. So special
German here, prisons aren’t all as you’ve described. It depends on the type of offense and also the city. Phones are prohibited in German prisons too (though they are regularly smuggled in). Communal kitchens etc also are not typical, as I said, it’s all dependent on the type of crime
In US, prisoners have their own tablet now. They can make phone calls in their cell and listen to music. Gypsy Rose Blanchard talks about having one. I wonder if it's only some states and if its a privilege thats earned.
as an asian minor, i feel incredibly scared to live in a world where things like this can happen to someone just like me. i’ve been sexualized by grown men for my race and facial features and it absolutely disgusts me that people like this exist. my heart goes out for the two victims and their families, i hope they take care.
this world is cruel, but while we’re still working to undo these wrongs and make the world better, the best you can do now is get strong and learn to protect yourself. Make it hard for these racist, sexist, bottom feeders target you, and fight back hard if you have to
I'm from Germany, and just a few days ago, I was thinking how amazing it would be if you could create a video about this case. The scary thing about this case is that it shows the power difference between the average man and woman :( Even though the girls were in the majority and fighting back, this monster still managed to overpower them.
I visited this castle last month and it’s truly beautiful and everyone is having a great time - I can’t believe something so tragic would happen there!
I am a German and my husband and our two kids went to Schloss Neuschwanstein right when this happened. It’s unbelievably crowded, especially on the bridge and on the path from the castle to that bridge. I don’t even know how that thing never broke down with the amount of people standing on it every day. Nevertheless, because it’s so crowded and everything is between cliffs and the forest, it’s so easy to get lost or to be lured into strange paths away from the crowd.. after we drew back to our home back to the Alps a day after, we had a stop at the gas station and that’s where we saw the news. It basically happened when we were there and how many people like us standing and walking around there would not notice!! It’s such a horrific crime on the broad daylight with soooo many people there every minute!! It’s unimaginable!!
Seriously!! I love the emotion and energy she puts into each video. There’s times I cry with her, and others I laugh with her! She tells these stories so well!!! Hands down, one of my all time favorite TH-camrs! ❤❤
Half Asian here, and I can vouch for all the unwanted attention you get from boys/men. I’m now 48, and honestly, it hasn’t stopped. It’s just creepy.....but I’ve learned over the years how to handle it.
14:00 I don't see a problem with walking the cat on a leash... My best friend, the sweetest person you'll ever know, walks his cat because she loves it and he puts a harness around her and a leash just so she is safe and doesn't run off.
yea it's quite normal now actually as opposed to letting your cat be an outdoor cat! they usually do their own thing and wont follow like a dog does but i think it's pretty normal to see these days
Right, It's normal. I'm teaching my kitten to walk on a leash so that she will familiarize herself in the neighbourhood before I let her walk on her own. I think only dog people are confused about it lol
I had a lot of cats growing up (well-cared for in an exceptionally clean house. Not animal hoarder style.) I lived in an area with a lot of strays and one of them came to my front door. Max. Some of them I found homes for and others I couldn't or had grown too attached to already. I loved all animals and still do. Some of my cats liked to be outside and others didn't. I never tried to force any of them. One of my cats just wanted to hang out in the front yard and roll in the grass. He was still on a harness and leash for safety. One really liked running with me when she was young and wasn't interested as she got older, and another wanted to watch birds and pretend-hunt (no birds were scared or harmed in the process). The rest wanted to be inside. I have seen other people with their cats who do hikes and things a dog might do. Every animal is different and has its own personality, fears, likes and dislikes. If the person is being responsible, and the animal is enjoying itself, not making them bc you want them to, then I don't see it as a red flag whatsoever. People who let their pets roam free, that's my red flag. People with dogs who are overly strict and cold to their dog in a militaristic sense, the kind where the dog gets scared around, or is tentative around, huge red flags.
do not let your cat go roaming the neighborhood alone, please, for the sake of your cat and local wildlife (including birds) as well as other neighbors and people driving by. They shouldn't have to take extra precautions due to your lack of any caution. @@monicab479
Are we surprise? Passport bros are so the normalized in America they can't differentiate, preference and fetishzation of asain women, and still its not all asain just east asian like Japan and Korea.
@@jasonfreeman88 my bad, my comment sounds off, but I was trying to say that he should be sent to America and punished there. I’ll edit the comment for more clarity.
Walking your cat on a leash is normal and responsible kitty ownership in situations that it keeps kitty safe while exercising or exploring in high predator, loose dog, or high traffic areas. Many places that have leash laws require ALL types of pets to follow the laws, turtles, cats, pigs, whatever, not just doggos. It doesn't lessen this man's evil one bit. Many monsters are perfectly well behaved pet owners. Doesnt mean they arent horrific monsters with a healthy pet.
I was gonna comment something similar. If the cat didn't like it, the cat would probably have been going for a "drag" rather than going for a "walk." Most of my cats are scared of outside and just roll around if I put a leash and harness on, but one of them went to pet trick training at petco and graduated. She always got mad if she wasn't taken on a walk frequently and would try to make a mad dash outside if I didn't put her harness on when she asked.
I once house sat for my friends who have an indoor cat who loves the outdoors. So their compromise was to allow the kitty a nightly leashed walk around the neighborhood. It scratched his outdoorsy itch and kept him safe in a car-heavy neighborhood.
@@Bnio they are wise and caring kitty owners. Their love for their pet is evident and it sounds like they have the highest respect and fondness for you, the housesitter, to be the one they picked to look after their precious. ♥️✨️🫠
i feel like there’s something especially sinister about racial obsessions. anytime i’ve dated someone and they have brought up my race quickly/repeatedly, i’ve later found out had ulterior motives or wanted me to be someone that i am not. hair just sits on top of our head, eye color is only a small part of the face, but race is treated as an identity and it surrounds us. the expectations are higher, which means the letdown is larger. but remember, that’s a very small number of people. interracial relationships are wonderful and should not be viewed as a power imbalance or fetishization unless undoubtedly proven otherwise.
From a perspective of East Asian descent, I'm so sad that this happened to these girls specially when this guy tricked them by pretending to be helpful and kind. I've learned to spot the fetishists since I was 11 years old because foreigners, including non-East-Asian Asians, come to my country and ask stuff like "are you Korean or Japanese" because they're cherry picking 😭 since I live in a country with many types of Asians and they see Korean and Japanese to possess beauty higher than other Asians. I've seen my friends even being ignored after they reveal that they're not Korean or Japanese, but rather Chinese, Vietnamese or Filipino. Sadly, even women are guilty of fetishizing East Asians, specially if they think you're Korean. They're not aware that it's not a compliment to be objectified, even if it isn't sexual. Some guys or girls even whisper to each other when they see me in public transportation saying: "Hi Korean girl, you're so pretty. I want to come to your house." They do it loudly and they know I can hear them, which tells me that they think East Asians can't speak English. 🤦♀️ I've even told some people that do that that they're creeps as I get out of the train or bus and they just laugh embarrassed or feel ashamed because they didn't realize I could understand them since I'm just an object of their conversation or fetish, instead of a human. I've experienced this unwanted attention from adults since I was a child so I understand that to be safe, it's okay to be standoffish and decline stranger's kindness because it can mean life or death. I've literally had 2 different experiences in a taxi where the driver was talking to someone on the phone about assaulting me because I look Korean or Japanese and they think I don't understand the local Asian dialect. Thankfully I'm safe since I always have someone getting the taxi plate number and seeing me off before getting in a taxi and my destination is known to have high security between my pick up and drop off. I don't care if people think I'm going home too early or unfriendly if I'm not going out with strangers to a bar because my coworkers just brush off my experience saying that people are just being "friendly" 🤮
It's nauseating how shameless and arrogant yellow fever creeps operate. I've had countless non Asian men, usually white, think they're being all cutesy with 'ni hao' or 'arigato' in the most pronounced guilo butchered pronunciation ever. It always pleases me when I respond back in fluent quick Mandarin/Japanese and they end up hanging their heads in shame, bc they can't reply to basic questions. I'm also cooly passive-aggressive and let my displeasure be known. It's not great when people entertain casual racism with laughter or 'They were just being nice, they were trying to learn!' I'm glad you take you take these precautions. I never go anywhere without my pocket safety alarm and keychain knife. My safety strategy is to evade and lose stalkers by running straight into packed crowds/busy streets. Had a few incidents while studying at art school, and managed to avoid being touched by stalkers.
@@rizkiramadhan9266 No I don't. The ones who have were creepy af and chanting nonsensical outdated stereotypes at me. Brown men are just as bad in thinking Asian women are objects. The ones I've met described explicit sexual actions at me while I was just grocery shopping or buying a bus ticket. White men aren't the only toxic entitled people out there.
@@rizkiramadhan9266 And another thing about 'your language', its quite offensive when strangers automatically see olive skin or tan skin and think someone must speak Mandarin or Spanish. There are 19 different Asian groups, and not everyone is Chinese. People need to educate themselves and realize that just bc someone looks exactly like their idea of East Asian, doesn't mean that they're a foreigner. I find it beyond annoying that these cutesy toxic men think they can do the bare minimum of knowing 3 words in another language and caricature people. At a previous retail job I was friends with several Arab people who were dark, and many Hispanic customers were absolutely incensed that they didn't speak Spanish. They called them liars and would throw actual tantrums, insisting that they knew the workers' 'actual heritage.' Nevermind that my friends were Arab with immigrant parents and raised speaking Farsi. Assumptions based on a stranger's physical appearance is colorist racism, plain and simple.
My cat Mia comes running and meowing if I even open the door let alone shake her leash lol. She could be out for hours and I'm the one who's tired and needs to go inside! Kitty's love to be outside, if you're a responsible pet owner you leash train when they're kittens❤
I have to correct you a little. The prisoners here in Germany aren't treated that well like you're explaining in your video. It depends on what they did and how they're punished. Not everyone gets his own cell with phone or TV. There are prisoners that aren't allowed to leave their cells except for one hour a day to walk but being watched by the officers. Prisoners here aren't allowed to have real knifes or something like that hat either. They can't take nothing with them who could hurt them or others. The privilege you're talking about depends on the time they're there, the crime they did, if they can be socialized again etc. And so is this with the cell. But for example for people who who don't have a home and do crimes just to be able to go to prison, it's really like a hotel because they get food and stuff basically for free, or better, basically of the costs that we, who work, pay as taxes to our city. 😅
Thank you so much for this clarification! I was way more curious about this and if the better treatment for prisoners yielded better results for society as a whole.
Thank you for clarifying. It somehow makes me feel better that he won’t exactly be staying in a “4 star hotel”. That being said, the prison system in Germany should be something the US should be striving to be like. The US prison system targets marginalized people and in many cases have given someone a bigger sentence for being caught with weed than someone who has killed. It’s ridiculous. I was outraged with treating psycho killers the same as prisoners with lesser charges but it’s so relieving that that’s not the case.
she does that very often instead of actually researching and educating herself properly about a topic she often gives misconstrued advise of false ''facts''.
@skyc.j4571 she has a research team, and explicitly says, "if I get anything wrong, please tell me in the comments." It's not carelessness. It's limited information available online.
13 years ago I lived/worked in China. I'm a trained and certified teacher and I went there to to run a teaching department at an international school. Naively, I assumed all the other western teachers would be just that, teachers. But they weren't. They were mostly men aged from their mid-20's right up to their late 50's early 60's, simply native speaker with no teaching experience and they were all there because they wanted to sleep with Asian girls. Not even Asian women, they wanted girls, usually under 25. These are men from the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, and SA. And all of them were there strictly to get with as many Chinese girls as possible. They used to brag about spending nights in the "pink lights" directly after their classes. I tried to weed out as many of them as possible, but it was like fighting a hydra. They all *hated* me because they said I was trying to bring feminism to the students, when what I was doing was warning all of them to never accept meetings alone with any of these "teachers". I lasted 2 years before it got too much me and it still goes on today from conversations I have with friends in China. It's sickening.
Sorry you had that experience, but its still prevalent today as the standard for ESL teachers is low (especially if you are a foreigner) and there is not enough background screening
I’m not sure if I’m the only one who feels this way, but when I hear of a case of one twin dying, it breaks my heart even more than a non-twin. Because a lot of (but obviously not all) twins seem to have this unique connection that’s closer than anyone else can be. Like two halves of a whole. Her twin will have to live the rest of her life feeling like half of herself is gone.
It saddens me people can just travel to different places, commit crimes and have the privilege of being punished by that place's judicial system, since its less harsh than their home country. My heart goes out to the affected families of this madness😢
There's still even no decision, if this case will be handled publicly and till now no court date set. 4 months later, with a bunch of proof of what he's done
Omg, I am listening you this while being from Michigan and close to Lincoln Park. Now I understand why my mom is always worries about me and my sibling being alone at home. We got cameras but now planning to move from this area. There are stories happening around my area that are very scaring. May God bless and keep save every one.
Germany is very strict about extraditing perpetrators to countries with death penalties. I could imagine the reason they're refusing is BECAUSE he would face it, it's illegal under our humanitarian law. If it had been a lesser offense and all the parties had been from one nation I can't imagine they wouldn't have them extradited.
Germany extradites to the US for murder as well, the only thing you need is a diplomatic decleration that they are not going to seek the death penalty. It happens frequently. In this case extradition makes zero sense, since the crime was committed in Germany.
Hi Stephanie, I was about to suggest this case but thought there wasn't enough information about it to warrant a video. I'm glad you covered it nonetheless and doubly grateful that you addressed the Asian fetish angle. That tends to get swept under the carpet by the mainstream.
Oh my god, as soon as you said he was into D&D, a wave of RPG horror stories of nasty Asian obsessed men refreshed in my mind. Im legit wondering if someone has posted a story about him on that subredit.
Prisons in europe focus on rehabilitation and treating prisoners as humans (scandinavia, germany etc.). That's why repeat offender numbers are very low. Criminals learn how they will be treated as humans and having a normal life.
I am writing from Munich. The prisons you are describing are the ones where petty criminals serve their time (those who are there for no longer than five years and quickly make room for others like thieves, vandals, drugdealers and those who have to serve time because they can't pay their fines. Rapists and murderers do not enjoy these amenities (unless they are mentally incapacitated, which is a different story). Just saw @CarinaCoffee comment she explains it good.
As a asian person, I avoid men who watch anime ... because like 75 % then have asian fetishes . My fiance when I met him wasn't into anime heavily, but every guy before him who watched anime .... they didn't give a fuck that I was south east asian ... they thought we were all the same .. and would ask me if I spoke Japanese... also ... they were racist ... but ..like asian women. . And they didn't know because I'm Southeast asian ... that I don't keep my mouth shut, and if you put your hands on me, I will do the same . I had a guy who I was dating ... I have known him since elementary school. He was in the military, and we rekindled, and I was happy to see him .. we start a relationship... .. and he tried to SA me .... because I was asian
Been saw that coming. I sawand argued with obsessive anime fans who literally justify disgusting anime stories simply because a “culture” the law are different blah blah, accusing the fact they literally fetishes them.
I was visiting my sister in Germany when that happened! I remember my mom reading an article out to my sister and I when we were getting ready for our first day in Paris. It was eerie that they too were Americans. My heart hurt for the two for a while. Thank you for doing a video on this case!
I am so glad you covered this story. I have been to this castle & I was living in Germany when this tragedy occurred. I am a female solo traveler, so I really felt for these women. 🖤
I am obsessed with your intro and the way you tell stories. Thank you so much for all you do. I truly appreciate it. I look forward to seeing you and listening to you every week. Thank you for being you. Your amazing.
The translation of the german castle is "new swan stone castle", but the way you said it it translates to "new pig stone castle" and I am CHOKING on my laughter hahaha
As a european, Neuschwanstein Castle (in Germany) is one of the most visited places in the continent. That's something all europeans know about. When this happened, every news paper was talking about this (at least where I come from). One of the girls apparently survived the fall, but she's going to live with the trauma for the rest of her life. It's sad that there are delulu's out there, hopefully this rases alarms on people. I recommend not to talk to no one, only people you know. One never knows what will happen.
Lesson: Never stand at the edge of a cliff with a stranger or someone suspicious. Even with someone you know and can sense they’re capable of putting you in danger
Lots of tourist attractions involve being near a cliff; then there's the daily risks we do: standing on a train platform, or by a busy intersection. We all should live with a reasonable expectation that the people around us won't kill us at a fleeting opportunity. The lesson here, if anything, is people need to unpack their violent and racist fantasies, and men need to be more open about confronting their dangerous sexual fetishes.
My one cat absolutely loves going out on the leash, the other one not so much. she's a princess that loves to be carried even though she was a street cat 🙄😂
Just feeling so heartbroken and horrified at what those poor women went through. I hope that monster of a so-called man receives the true punishment he deserves. It's also so awful that something so terrifying happened at one of the most magically beautiful places on earth. Having been there myself, it's so hard to imagine him choosing such an idealic place to perform such an evil and unforgivable act.
I'm from Austria, so not far away from Bavaria. And this story hit here like a bomb. I'm so frustrated that this guy gets a better life than most other citizens in the world. Both girl had a fortune together. And that the one girl, who survived, will be haunted the rest for her life because she know that her twin sister will never ever have the opportunity than she has. It's just gruesome
Fetishism is deadly. Black women are wary of this when dating, as we get fetishised a lot by non-black men. I'm not surprised Asian women go through this too. It stems from too much porno and objectification of women in the media.
The fact that the average German prisoner lives a better life than the average American is an indictment of American capitalism, NOT an indictment of the German prison system.
It's also complete bullshit. Americans have this obsession with european prisons being super nice, when in most cases they are not. Sure there are some pilot projects for low risk offenders that can be pretty nice. But your average prison in Germany is just like in the rest of the world underfunded, crowded and generally not nice.
I like the way you tell these stories,it makes it more clear and more understanding of what's going on with people nowadays.These girls must've been so scared of how their holiday turned into a nightmare.
(Excuse me for my phasing, my first language is Russian.) As someone who is a teenager, this is a reminder that people need to learn to have some f-ing comprehension. People have always been disgusting, but this is just so sad that women have mainly been targeted for SO many years because people can’t have respect.The boys at my school have touched my friends before inappropriately. One groped me, before I beat him with two heavy books I had in my hands. I was the one in trouble for this, he’s a sophomore, I’m a freshman. My heart goes out to all the women who stand up for themselves, and I hope to become like you. ❤
In regards to Asian women being dehumanized, this reminds me of a ex-friend of mine. She's half-Caucasian/half-Filipino and was raised by the American/white side of her family who definitely treat her differently based off of her race (especially since she looks much more Asian than white.) I know for a fact her dad was often racist towards her and made it sound like it was her issue for being born that way. He is a horrible person for a plethora of reasons, and I hope that she's gotten out of there in the time since we fell out.
so her dad was racist but he married a filipina in the first place. This is the typical case of a white racist man who marries an asian woman because of fetish
Hi Mr and Mrs Mangobutt I decided I was becoming obsessed with listening to you guys. But I can’t stay away. Love the story lines, the story delivery, the reactions etc. Great work guys !
I was looking for something to watch while I clean my room and I clicked on this video so fast as soon I got the notification! Thank you for your consistent hard work and please drop a skincare routine video ❤❤❤❤
For the scary attraction in Tokyo Disney, I’ve been there when I was 6. As a 6 year old that overthought everything, I was terrifiiiiiiied. As an adult now, I would not say it’s scary but it’s a bit jarring compared to other Disney attractions. However, it was actually shut down because the tunnels it was built in weren’t considered safe anymore. Also by the time it was shut down, it just wasn’t popular anymore because it lost its shock appeal.
Something that really gets me is Kelsey was thrown first right? So she might have heard/seen her friend fall right next to her... How do you survive that?
UPDATE: today the man was sentenced to life in prison. The German law system works differently then the American, he basically got the harshest sentence possible, because on top of being sentenced to life, he was deemed to have an "extra severity of guilt", this means that he most likely will never be able to get out of prison.
Im wearing my Stephanie Soo hoodie rn. You two are my favorite YT stars. Love your chemistry together and many blessings for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together.
As a german person native to bavaria and who has been to the castle in my childhood I find it insane that I find out about this case just now through your channel! I guess it’s time I turn the news back on
The way everyone in Germany (more like my friends and family) all believe that he should’ve been prosecuted in America, knowing that German law is too soft for cases like this
A lot was said before this, however, we have settled on this. You're amazing. Your voice is very soothing and I kind of love everything you do love you
Everything about this is sickening. The dehumanization of women, the minimization of an Asian woman’s life, the seemingly excessive prison accommodations. It’s all awful. It speaks to the worst parts of humanity.
German prisons are not as comfortable as claimed in this video. Yes, prisoners are not treated like animals as in many US prisons, but privileges are not granted every inmate. Those who committed non-violent crimes and/or will soon be released are being prepared to re-integrate into society, but prisons are no hotels. You have inmate on inmate crime, very restricted time outside your cell, and overall: it’s still prison and the inmates are still locked away & not allowed to roam around freely. There are options to spend the day outside, but again, that’s for those who have almost finished their sentence and found work outside prison. And: if the killer is convicted of murder & deemed a continuous threat to society, he could be imprisoned for actual life, it’s called „Sicherungsverwahrung“
You just now noticed how humans are a shitty Species.
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@@ublu3631 thanks for explaining this bc I was genuinely confused as to why someone who’s super violent would be allowed to use knives to cook and etc. but makes sense if it’s certain people with certain privileges!
most prisons in Europe prisons are made not only for punishment but for rehabilitation, so yes most inmates are treating like humans.
@@ublu3631 this is very helpful context! Thank you. That’s partly why I was careful to say “seemingly”, knowing that I haven’t done the due diligence to form a personal opinion on the facts of how prisoners are treated, and knowing that there is variability in treatment based on the individual, the crime, the judge and the fact that I have an unbalanced view due to the knowledge of how criminals in the US are treated. Is a very, VERY low baseline to start from. Reform is needed here so it’s hard to say what “good” or “adequate” actually looks like. But I think Stephanie’s sentiment is still valid, he is getting off too easy.
That man deserves to be sent back to America for the prison sentence.
Agreed
Difficult topic. Generally I agree more with the German (European) prison system.
Nope, crime didn’t happen in the US
A lot of countries won't send prisoners back to America because of the death penalty, if I remember correctly.
I was thinking the same thing.
I am from Bavaria and this case made huge ways. Some newspapers speculated on his motive. Apparently prior to his visit to Germany he had been online flirting/dating a 18 year old Japanese woman from Egypt. Then the woman moved to Germany and he decided to meet her. There was a falling out and she stopped talking to him, though it's unclear whether it happened before or after his decision to come to Germany. Anyway she refused to meet with him. The speculation: he was so enraged over this rejection he decided to take it out on these two random Asian women.
She was lucky she didn't meet with him, then... Unlike Eva and her friend Kelsey 😢
Edit: I added Kelsey's name (before it was just "Eva and her friend" because I'm really bad with remembering things, whether it's names or things or events... For names, it is difficult for me especially if the name is in a different language than mine - English in this case - since I speak 4 languages and English is my 4th
...It´s fucked up that this makes so much sense
Japanese woman from Egypt? Well that's random.
@@gabrielfrost9134 it might have been a romance scammer, they often use attractive woman looks to dip their victims out of money and sometimes say their real location (Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt e.c.t) in case it might show up during transaction or IP address, so they don't have to make excuses. That also make sense to why they never met in Germany.
@notville_you don’t even have any videos how the hell are you better than Steph who works harder than you
The fact that THIS MONSTER decided to kill 2 women just because they were female and asian is horrible. This man lacks any chance of good morals, sympathy and respect. Evil, evil, evil. The audacity..
Hi, I'm German and I just wanted to point out, that while our cells are more like dingy hostel rooms, a murderer is most likely not allowed as many freedoms as mentioned, especially the ones that have an added sentence of "special level of grievance". I think he will fall under this. If he's given this sentence he's also not getting out after 15 years. The earliest could be 20 years, but is more likely longer or could even be lifelong if he's considered a risk to society, e.g. if the specialists think he'd commit a crime again. In such a case they'll reevaluate his incarceration after a set amount of years again and again. If he doesn't confess, shows no remorse and specialists think he could do it again he won't be released.
We do all this because the German criminal law beliefs in rehabilitation. Therefore even a murderer could find rehabilitation under special circumstances.
We did have the death penalty once, but it's outlawed on a federal level.
I understand how, especially as a family someone would want a life for a life though.
But overall I'm glad our system works towards rehabilitation, even if the system isn't perfect.
I think rather than being offended that Germany treats prisoners like humans, we Americans should be offended at the cruel punishment in our own prisons.
Yes
@@CatStina listening to Steph describe our prisons and contrast them with US prisons, I was shocked, but not in the way she intended. You actually have iron bars and cement cots? I genuinely believed that was made up movie stuff.
@@emdove Nope, our prisons are like that and there is so much screwed up mistreatment in U.S prisons it's crazy
should see Australia's mental health facilities ; looks worse than our prisons
Pushing two people off a cliff at a place that is
supposed to be a fun place to visit with your family and friends!
Absolutely horrible.
He shouldn’t be treated like a regular person who is free when he literally pushed two people off a cliff. I 100% agree that he should be sent to an American prison and face a punishment for his actions.
The American government is entirely corrupt, that corruption seeps into the 'justice' system, along with everything else. There's no such thing as justice in America. Trust me.
Well said
@notville_what flag is that on ur profile?
@notville_ nobody asked if you were better than Stephanie.
@notville_no one asked if you’re better than steph
I hope Kelsey doesn't get survivors guilt from this, I also hope Eva can rest in peace and live in the afterlife without any harm coming towards her.
I thought the same about Kelsey 🙏❤️
Agreed, she was so admirable for immediately jumping in to help her friend, and even after that fall she was focused on straight away getting the information out to get justice. Strong woman!
Thank you for covering this case. The victim who did not survive the attack is actually from my hometown. The rise in Asian hate crimes is absolutely disheartening. May Eva rest in peace and I hope for the best for Kelsey.
it’s time for asians to fight back. get rid of this stereotype that asians are meek, and give em hell
That is absolutely scary
@xiwenv Where is your cover photo from?
@@chatos92ify Anime!
@@chatos92ify demon slayer! i don't remember specifically which episode, but I think it's the arc where they meet inosuke again after the selection
Seventeen stories and SURVIVED. Not just survived, but with MINOR INJURIES ONLY. Like THAT blew me away.
As an Asian woman, I can definitely say it isn't just the audacity. Dudes like him literally see us as mail order brides. I'm Filipino American and I've had weird ass comments said to me specifically about me being submissive or giving massages. No shame for walking his cat. He ain't weird for that. He's weird and awful for seeing Asian women as objects for pleasure. I am truly begging y'all to understand that telling Asian women that they're desirable solely for being Asian is not a compliment; it's a threat.
I’m so sorry you’ve gone through this, I hope you stay safe ❤️
It is probably because white men are treated like God in Philippines and other Asian countries,so I am no surprise that they would assume that you are like that too
That’s so gross some men are just disgusting with huge egos
Well, now that korean and east asian guys are trendy we know that for korean men foreign women are animals.
They have spy cams porn categories of 'riding the white horse', 'riding the black horse', etc. The horses being women and the color their race.
An andrew tate appeared above huh
The whole "they're not the demographic" thing kind of reminds me of when friends of abusive men don't believe that their friend could be abusive to their SO or be a rapist. Like of course he's nice to you guys, it's women he had no respect for
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Legit, or when they find out that it’s emotional/mental abuse, not physical, and they shrug it off like it’s not abuse still. Or my favorite, when they say “that’s not abuse. That’s normal when people get angry. Me and my girl fight like that too.”. Like bro… that’s NOT normal and it’s still abuse. That means you abuse your girl. 🤢
For some, it isn't just that they aren't the target. If there are no red flags, it can be hard to imagine someone otherwise sane, behaving so "out of character".
Absolutely. It’s insane how men defend other men who have committed monstrous crimes simply because they’re their buddy. “He never hurt me!” Yeah, because you’re a man, dummy.
@@WitchyNectar For real! Imagine the shoe on the other foot and they were the ones getting treated like that by their SO! They'd be crying before they could even leave the house!
just wanted to add: Ludwig II is actually gone insane (but still my fav king). His mental illness sure played its part but as a person who researched and studied Ludwig II and Bavaria, I must say that his gentle, anti-war soul made him the “mad king”. He is maybe the only king in the whole history, to believe that the art could save the world from the bloody chaos. He never wanted to be a king at the first place, he just had to be and -he was never a soldier. He was pressured to be “the king”. He was constantly humiliated, made fun of. Just think of someone who’s trying to teach any form of art to the children so that when they grow up, they won’t turn into pro-war politicians, soldiers, citizens (of course that plan wouldn’t work in a world like this) He was a true dreamer and got lost tragically in his dreamland in the end. That’s why his obsession is seen in his castle’s architecture, inside and outside. There are even multiple stages to perform Wagner’s operas (esp. Tristan and Isolde) which again he was madly obsessed with.
In short, all of his life he wanted art to give life a meaning, a light, a hope. In his head, the beauty of art was the cure of all illdoing. And of course, the cruel reality wouldn’t agree with that. He simply lost his mind day by day.
Why did I tell you all about this?
Because we are all like Ludwig, in front of the monsters like this one in the video. We all find it hard to believe how cruel all this can get. We sometimes get scared. But we move on. (most of us mentally unstable but yeah move on)
Thank you Stephanie. You’re my jam.
That's actually beautiful..
I loved reading that. Thank you for sharing it
Came to the comments to say this, happy to see it written out so beautifully already!
pretty sure he became king at a really young age too. fairy tale king indeed, he was born in the wrong century. as a bavarian, i also love his story
Hi, hast du gute buch Empfehlung für Ludwig? Mich würde das thema mega interessieren lg issy
I am half Asian and I can tell you, the experience of being objectified in a bad way by your own family is...special. My own mother participated in it, too. I feel so bad for these two young women. Nobody deserves that. This particular type of man really creeps me out.
Let me guess your father is white? I’m so sorry. That’s hell on earth.
So u only half devil then? Do u hate being Asian or know anything about your own culture?
I’m so sorry you experienced that. Sometimes women can be just as bad, if not worse, than men. They objectify other women to win the approval of men. It’s sad and infuriating.
I am objectified In Asia for my pale skin and Blue eyes. People can have an attraction specifically for other races it’s entirely normal. But to take it to an obsessive level is where it gets very wrong.
@@mackcarlo no offense, but I fail to see how that compares to any of this at all. and i think you're mistaking admiration and envy for "objectification".
“Love doesn’t go away because a person goes away.” Wow that hit. You always humanize the people who suffered to the point where you can relate to them and you bring them back to life by honouring their memory, as does everyone in their life of course. I just lost my best friend and that quote snd story really touched my heart. Thank you for all your work in sharing these stories do respectfully, so deductively, and delicately. You have a gift for storytelling.
Never thought of it that way, but it's so true. Just how I feel about my grandparents right now
@@aaz1992 my grandma literally had a stroke yesterday and I think we are gonna lose her. I feel that. Sending love to you fellow human.
Unless there is a divorce.
This is why women need to treat all strange men that approach them with an AMUBUNDANCE of caution. This story infuriates me.
Not even strange men, ALL men. Remember the guy in this video didn’t come across as creepy to the two women. Every man needs to be cautioned.
@@dunemae what's next? cautioning every cis, straight, christian, or white person too?
@@dunemae not just men, I would say women too
OR thats why we women need to dont travel alone without a male. It sounds harsh but we are biological weaker then men, the only one that can handle a aggressive men is another men, this is the reason why we call policeMEN when something happens.
Yep.
Eva and her sister were childhood friends of mine, though we did not keep in contact. I am so shocked to hear of her passing, she was genuinely such a bright soul. I can’t stop picturing happy memories of us pretending to be pokemon at recess, or sharing pieces of our lunches. I hope you’re resting easy Eva. My heart goes out to Alice, I cannot imagine your pain. ❤❤
Oh my goodness that’s an adorable memory from the sounds of it!
Oh god im so sorry..
I'm Asian and I've been to this castle and at the time I was travelling with one other female friend. I was 21 at the time and she was 19. This story is so scary because you don't think another tourist would try to assault you and kill you in broad daylight at a public tourist attraction. It's insane. This man should be punished for what he did.
Not all people who are attracted to Asians specifically are like this guy, but yeah, there are some weirdos out there who think that Asian women can't resist white men and I've had the misfortune of encountering people like that online. The first time, I was a teenager and there was a dude who kept telling me (an Asian woman) that Asian women loved white men and Asian women go crazy for them even when I was telling him that's not the case, like wtf. I don't think I've met anyone like that in real life and I hope I never will.
It's truly bizarre how many sad white incels are deeply deluded into the idea that all Asian women are into them, and mainstream society still reinforces that troublesome assumption. I've had many truly unhinged lunatics attack me with baseless accusations of being 'white washed self hating', with tons of hot air. I'm fluent in Cantonese/Japanese and have only dated Asian and Latino men. I chose partners based on equality and mutual understanding, not some creepy waifu looney.
It's some weird brainwashing they are trying to do. I'm also asian I always hear lies spread that Asian women love white men too, im not sure why people twist it. Like out of 12 couples that I know only 1 asian girl is dating a white guy but he was the one who chased her and it's because she likes him for who he is not cuz he is white, her exes were all asian. Ppl have things so twisted lol
I’m so sorry that you have to deal with that disgusting behavior. ☹️
They should have known better and not trust strangers.
Some people are just vile smh
Kelsey was a brave and true friend. Her first instinct was to save her friend and not run (even to get help). I hope she won’t have a survival guilt because I also believed that she was meant to live to tell the story, so the world would know what a monster that man is.
The fact that I live 10 minutes away from where this guy lived and shopped in that area often is terrifying to me. I could have walked past this man in my lifetime. So scary that monsters like this can be so close by
Eva Liu, 21, plunged 165 feet to her death Wednesday on a trip to the Neuschwanstein castle with her friend Kelsey Chang, 22. Both had graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign just last month with degrees in computer science and computer engineering, respectively.
Tragic and horrific. They had their whole lives ahead of them and were celebrating their graduation.
As an asian woman I've noticed a lot of people treating me like a pet in some ways. I hate it. I've gone to visit my mother's home country and I'm always so disgusted by the foreigners. They believe they can talk to us and behave in horrendous ways. They pat us on the heads. I over hear the men saying they can do whatever they want with "these" people. I have family members who have been SA and discarded like trash and there's nothing they can do. I am American born and get in trouble when we visit because I am loud and vocal. I give them all the attention they don't want.
Same here. It's infuriating when gross men in NYC where I work go out of their way to make me uncomfortable with sexual harassment. I make sure to make a scene, because I'm no one's plaything and won't tolerate it. I also look young for my age, so I'm mistaken as 16-18 most of the time. No strangers ever come to my defense, while other women of other backgrounds will get multiple people rushing to their side.
It’s wrong, yes, but Asian women must take responsibility for their role in this dynamic with white men. They are well aware of your general desperation for white acceptance. White worship… it’s not lost on whites. They view your women as cheap and easy. That’s why you are degraded so readily unlike say black women who are prideful and dignified.
I’m so sorry:( As a white woman, I absolutely condemn all Asian fetishization.
That’s sucks… those men should be jailed bc a lot them purposely go after the young ones too😔💀
@@xiwenchen189as an Asian woman I can confirm this
Imo, this should include hate crime charges. He targeted these women for their race.
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I'd say the combination of Asian fetish and incel.
There is no official legal classification of hate crimes in Germany apparently; though even if they're investigated as ordinary crimes, there are still some leeways.
"States now have specialized prosecutors trained in politically-motivated cases, but due to caseload and the duty roster, duty prosecutors may have to take on prosecutions of a hate motivated crimes on the day of the hearing even if they do not have specialized training or experience.
The failure by police to record or investigate a case as a “politically motivated” hate crime means that the prosecutor is then unlikely to pursue evidence that the crime was indeed motivated by hate in the prosecution of the offenses. This is despite the fact that prosecutors have independent authority to order the police to pursue that line of inquiry in their investigation if that they are not doing so. Where evidence of hate motivation does not surface during a prosecution, it is also highly unlikely that the prosecutor would call for that factor to be taken into account during sentencing in the event of a conviction.
Justice ministries in some of the key states and the Federal authorities argue that hate motivation is taken into account as a factor in sentencing when appropriate. While this might be the case, victims of hate crimes, victim support groups and criminal lawyers suggest that it is often left to the lawyers acting for the crime victim to call for this factor to be taken into account if evidence of hate motivation emerges at trial"
@@deab1253 Thank you so much for the info! That’s honestly pretty shocking.
I find it extremely ironic that Germany does not have hate crime legislation. Of ALL PLACES. Germany.
@@breetoldyouso oh, the irony isn't completely lost on them since there is a strict and clear criminalisation of any Nazie adjacent act.
Still plenty ironic not to extend that to all forms of hate crimes however, specially when under the legal doctrine, Germany is considered to have one of the most advanced legal systems.
I live in Germany and read an article about this. The police also found child c0rn on his computer. Rip to the poor girl 🕊
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I feel so sorry for the loss of that beautiful young woman . Wish her friends and family lots off strength .
Eva interned at Microsoft on Summer 2022, at the same time as I... so some of my intern friends knew her personally. It was a huge shock for all of us to find out about this - we didn’t even first hear about it from the news, but from her facebook page’s comments. My friends said she was one of the brightest, friendliest and warmest people she ever met. Truly a huge loss for our community
Hi Stephanie,
This is a really scary story. It just reminds me that all women have to be careful in public.
As an Asian woman, I felt scared during Covid. I could feel people staring at me and felt uncomfortable out in public. I live in a diverse neighborhood that is near a major university. Even still, I feel women are targeted a lot for whatever reason.
Also, sarang to Stephanie for uploading such great content.
Right I could feel eyes on me too I thought I was just being paranoid
I remember being on the train and multiple white people would stare and get up and move to the furthest seat possible, just marking me as a plague carrier by appearances alone. I live in a diverse city that has seen a spike in violence against Asian people, and it's still scary walking about alone. People used the pandemic as an excuse to be backwards 1800s level racist, and it's disgraceful. Other cultures are only 'celebrated' when it's convenient, and the people themselves are props for mainstream society.
Damn I'm really sorry you guys have experienced and continue to experience shit like this...They have those keychains with loud alarms and pepper spray.I seen them on tik Tok but you can find self defense keychains anywhere on Google...Stay safe guys ❤❤ Sending you guys positive vibes
@notville_ you're literally copy and pasting the same thing under every comment, get a life lol
Worst part is that they target young girls for this exact same reason, because they trust, they're naive, they think they can with the situation, and that it's just one kind man, and they outnumber him. As we get older we truly understand not to trust ANYBODY, so many evil people 😔
You can’t have fun without the fear of something going bad. On top of that you have crazy people roaming on the street and traumatising people. Can’t imagine how these girls must have felt. What supposed to be fun turning into a nightmare for them.
I've seen how dangerous and entitled fetishistic males are towards women they feel entitled to (I'm Latina and have had some scares from mostly American males when I worked in an airport in my country. I apparently fit their hot Latina with an accent stereotype and somehow I'm obligated to be attracted to them 🙄).
My bestie that is Japanese was yelled at by a male tourist in her own country since she wouldn't turn around to look at him and he raged calling her racist cos she wouldn't give him her number after yelling at her. (Like why WOULD she give an unhinged aggressive male her number? These men ain't right in the head)
These creeps stereotype us and make themselves delusional about how we truly are. Dehumanization is so common with them because we're not seen as people that can reject them. We're "obligated" to give them pleasure and fulfill their self-centered fantasies.
Heck they do this to women in their own countries too. Look at the "Nice Guys" that harass, insult and shame women for not wanting to be with them due to their "niceness". They simply can't comprehend that women have their own wants and are people that make choices.
This vile man that did this to these poor girls didn't see them as humans and having rights as humans. He's one of the many entitled male creatures that think women are just disposable objects of pleasure.
I really hope he rots for this. He should do jail time in both Germany and the US but I know it won't happen and he'll probably be allowed free while still alive (although older) without feeling an ounce of remorse for what he did because he's a monster.
as a Japanese Brazilian I feel you
I wish I could “like” this many times. Well said. Men have got to STOP feeling entitled to women, & as a white woman I must realize that even though we’ve got enough of a problem with it, that other nationalities of my sisters in womanhood have it even worse than we do, from our white men/co-countrymen here the US. I went through it when I was young, & now I see my 2 beautiful daughters going through it (of 2 different nationalities). They will rip a man to shreds who tries to use them for their own amusement, and this is what men should expect if they don’t understand that all women are people, and boundaries.
Its crazy how these guys think they are so nice while threatening to cut your head off or something.
That’s why I’m a passport bro
Your perspective as an Asian woman is so vital for cases like these.
As I am German, this really shocked us. It was all over the news. So horrible! Those poor girls
As a black woman this hits different, idk what it is with people who have fetishes for certain racial groups, sure it isn't always a creepy thing but a lot of the time it is , it gives me the creeps. I have encountered so many men ( of varying races besides my own obvs) with a fetish for black women (rudely referred to as jungle fever) and often they lead with such invasive and sexual questions , taking liberties with their over friendliness and then they expect almost a pat on the back or some sort of praise when they say they "like black girls" . Idk if this is the same that Asian women experience but I can only assume it follows a similar pattern and its so degrading and objectifying, it is not a compliment for someone to find your race a sexual turn on and only seek to converse with you because of their fetish , it also makes me uncomfortable to be alone with such people or voice my distaste because what if they become aggressive if I say that its weird or wrong to think like that . :/ Then I hear of situations like this and it scares me even more , like how can just being a woman be one of the most dangerous situations to exist in in this day and age
Your last sentence about "being a woman is one of the most dangerous situations to be" was really well formulated and really sunk into me mentally. It's so true, and it's awful that being a certain type of person can put you permanently in a dangerous situation for as long as you live. Just awful and very unfair.
@@Kelps_K :/ it is completely unfair that simply how the world sees you can put you in dangerous situations no matter how hard you try to keep yourself safe
Yeah I have no idea why there are people who fetishize foreigners so insanely.
I'm Indian and i used to fetishize European/American White girls a lot.
It all ended when most of them said they're Lesbians and are scared of straight sex ever since LGBTQ got normalised.
As an Asian American female this has pretty much been my experience with being fetishized for being Asian (my family came from Korea). It gets referred to as "yellow fever" more often than not and it is extremely disheartening to see others having to go through this. If anyone ever tells me they have a fetish for certain racial groups, I immediately feel creeped out and do not want to talk to them anymore because 9/10 times it just leads to conversations I really don't want to get into. In my experiences with people who do this, it almost feels like this weird elitist kind of pov someone has where they announce they have a fetish for asian women as if they are better than everyone else for it and want to be praised for it which is another weird aspect of it. Then the racial stereotypes kick in and it just is such a mess all around. I hope you stay safe in this world of ours. I know it is scary, but I know there is beauty in it too that I hope brings you comfort and safety.
People are attracted to what they are attracted to. We can't control what we find attractive in another person. Some people are physically attracted to certain characteristics that someone of a certain ethnicity might have. The difference between men and women however is that men tend to dehumanize women they find attractive far more than vice versa, so it doesn't matter whether they have a 'fetish' or not. It just shows more when they have a racial preference.
If a misogynist man doesn't have a race fetish, then it will be blonde women, or curvy women, or overweight women, or petite women, or women in general. The race fetish isn't the problem, it's the general dehumanization for women that is. You see lots of women with a racial preference that isn't their own who treat men like human beings and they are usually the ones who get abused if abuse happens.
as an ethnic minority, the way men fetishize me simply bc of my heritage makes me sick. i often get weird comments about my "fiery" attitude and "innate sex appeal" (what does that even mean???) simply bc i'm latina. oddly enough, i've also been fetishized by men who mistake me for being asian and immediately assume the gross sexual stereotypes they've projected onto asian women. it's like it's not enough for them to simply be misogynistic, they have to remind you that they're also xenophobic and racist. i say all of that to say the audacity of men never fails to disgust me and this case further exemplifies that.
Latino here, those stereotypes royally piss me off. That’s a colonizer mentality right there
@@mfknbumblebee ikkk those creeps actively do shit like that on purpose
I disagree with the Ethnic minority part of Your comment.
Kiwi's and Samoan is a Minority Race = few 100,000 people
Latina covers the whole of South American continent = few Million people.
The rest of Your comment is Sexist
Seems You have Poor taste in the Male of the Species.......Multiple times You've failed to raise Your standards.
Every real man has a fetish
Thank you for covering this with so much respect and empathy. Eva is from my hometown and her and her family seem like such good people, and it seems like she had such a blindingly bright future ahead of her. So devastating.
The fetish for Asian women has only gotten worse due to the rise of kpop and anime becoming popular. I'm not Asian but I've heard al sorts of twisted things men say about Asian women, specifically East Asian women. They even weaponize their attraction towards Asian women against us, i.e passport bros. This is horrible and no one deserves to go through this, I hope that man gets sent to America to serve his sentence there.
poor girls
I´m from Germany and this case was everywhere because it is so horrible! I´m hooked to hear it from you once more.
Okay- can we not associate walking our cats with strange vibes. My cat is okay with it and im keeping him safe while still allowing him to explore.😭
Right? Some cats love the outdoors and being walked on a leash, and some don't. Doesn't really say anything about the owner.
it's cruel of you to even own a cat. you view living beings as your entertainment.
@@ag4444 would you say the same if it was a child? I don't get this mentality.
Lol same! Like don’t lump me in with this psycho!
These types of cases don't even make me sad anymore. I just feel pure anger that there are people in the world who have so much entitlement that would allow them to think they have a right to someone else's body & the audacity to take their life just to get it. This woman worked so hard throughout her short life all for it to be snatched away by some selfish pos before she got to actually enjoy it.
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@@Whocares158 what's funny?
@@Whocares158keep laughing......
There's always some pathetic human being, that laughs at tragedies, probably making their mothers cry from shame and disappointment, the already grown up sperm is proceeding way much slower, than when he was swimming free opposite , the stupid tadpole still being confused about its nature. Why some of their päivöystavää.
@@afiya919 He's probably sat in a Prison cell watching this.
He was just sentenced to life in prison a couple of days ago.
During the trial more gruesome details came to light. He filmed the aussault, presumably as a trophy to watch later on. During the assault a couple walked in on him, but falsley assumed he was having consentual sex with a girlfriend. If only the couple had taken a closer look and realized something was off....maybe they could have saved her. Such a tragedy...
Tysm for the update, i was really devastated by the end of the video. Also, is he still in German or did he got deported back to US?
No problem :)
He's unfortunately still in Germany. His lawyer advised him to spend his sentence here. I hope there is still a chance that he's deported, though. He deserves the harshest conditions. He apparently cried a little at the beginning of the trial and his lawyer read a statement in which he expressed how ashamed he was of himself, but reporters stated that afterwards, his demeanor was cold and stoic for the rest of the trial. So I guess it was just for show.
The bystander effect is wild. I got jumped once in public and nobody even tried to help. I'd bet that it was obvious what was going on, they just decided to not get involved.
I recently started watching your channel and I'm nonstop watching since the first video I saw. The most beautiful thing and the thing that I adore that you do is you don't just see these stories as stories you don't see these people as random people who died horribly. You're telling the story with mentioning their personality and notes from their environment, loved ones. So special
German here, prisons aren’t all as you’ve described. It depends on the type of offense and also the city. Phones are prohibited in German prisons too (though they are regularly smuggled in). Communal kitchens etc also are not typical, as I said, it’s all dependent on the type of crime
In US, prisoners have their own tablet now. They can make phone calls in their cell and listen to music. Gypsy Rose Blanchard talks about having one. I wonder if it's only some states and if its a privilege thats earned.
@em84c are you serious? That's where our tax money is going? I'm baffled
especially in bavaria the prisons are more strict (also the penalties) than other places in germany
as an asian minor, i feel incredibly scared to live in a world where things like this can happen to someone just like me. i’ve been sexualized by grown men for my race and facial features and it absolutely disgusts me that people like this exist. my heart goes out for the two victims and their families, i hope they take care.
this world is cruel, but while we’re still working to undo these wrongs and make the world better, the best you can do now is get strong and learn to protect yourself. Make it hard for these racist, sexist, bottom feeders target you, and fight back hard if you have to
The best thing you can do is emigrate to Asia. Seriously consider that as an option.
Just use common sense and be careful.
Always ALWAYS listen to ur gut. U get that weird t feeling in ur tummy always listen to it!!!
@@cats4lyfe3so true, If I listened to mine more my life would be so different
I'm from Germany, and just a few days ago, I was thinking how amazing it would be if you could create a video about this case.
The scary thing about this case is that it shows the power difference between the average man and woman :( Even though the girls were in the majority and fighting back, this monster still managed to overpower them.
same here, living not too far away from there. and i agree, and then there are still people questioning why violence against women is such a big topic
@notville_can u please shut up? What r u getting from replying same shit everywhere
Ist halt schon krass wenns halt einfach in der nähe an soeinem ort passiert
Dieser Schloss ist Neuschwanstein nein? (Greeting from nl)
I visited this castle last month and it’s truly beautiful and everyone is having a great time - I can’t believe something so tragic would happen there!
I am a German and my husband and our two kids went to Schloss Neuschwanstein right when this happened. It’s unbelievably crowded, especially on the bridge and on the path from the castle to that bridge. I don’t even know how that thing never broke down with the amount of people standing on it every day.
Nevertheless, because it’s so crowded and everything is between cliffs and the forest, it’s so easy to get lost or to be lured into strange paths away from the crowd.. after we drew back to our home back to the Alps a day after, we had a stop at the gas station and that’s where we saw the news. It basically happened when we were there and how many people like us standing and walking around there would not notice!!
It’s such a horrific crime on the broad daylight with soooo many people there every minute!! It’s unimaginable!!
Love every video Stephanie makes. Shes just such a good storysteller
Seriously!! I love the emotion and energy she puts into each video. There’s times I cry with her, and others I laugh with her! She tells these stories so well!!!
Hands down, one of my all time favorite TH-camrs! ❤❤
Besides when she shows her bias
@@Michael-md1zjhere yall go
@@Lolzakiyah I can tell her favorite actress is Rachel Zegler lol
Half Asian here, and I can vouch for all the unwanted attention you get from boys/men. I’m now 48, and honestly, it hasn’t stopped. It’s just creepy.....but I’ve learned over the years how to handle it.
14:00 I don't see a problem with walking the cat on a leash... My best friend, the sweetest person you'll ever know, walks his cat because she loves it and he puts a harness around her and a leash just so she is safe and doesn't run off.
yea it's quite normal now actually as opposed to letting your cat be an outdoor cat! they usually do their own thing and wont follow like a dog does but i think it's pretty normal to see these days
Right, It's normal. I'm teaching my kitten to walk on a leash so that she will familiarize herself in the neighbourhood before I let her walk on her own. I think only dog people are confused about it lol
I had a lot of cats growing up (well-cared for in an exceptionally clean house. Not animal hoarder style.) I lived in an area with a lot of strays and one of them came to my front door. Max. Some of them I found homes for and others I couldn't or had grown too attached to already. I loved all animals and still do. Some of my cats liked to be outside and others didn't. I never tried to force any of them. One of my cats just wanted to hang out in the front yard and roll in the grass. He was still on a harness and leash for safety. One really liked running with me when she was young and wasn't interested as she got older, and another wanted to watch birds and pretend-hunt (no birds were scared or harmed in the process). The rest wanted to be inside. I have seen other people with their cats who do hikes and things a dog might do. Every animal is different and has its own personality, fears, likes and dislikes. If the person is being responsible, and the animal is enjoying itself, not making them bc you want them to, then I don't see it as a red flag whatsoever. People who let their pets roam free, that's my red flag. People with dogs who are overly strict and cold to their dog in a militaristic sense, the kind where the dog gets scared around, or is tentative around, huge red flags.
do not let your cat go roaming the neighborhood alone, please, for the sake of your cat and local wildlife (including birds) as well as other neighbors and people driving by. They shouldn't have to take extra precautions due to your lack of any caution. @@monicab479
As a father of 3 young girls, this incident terrifies me 😟
I’m an Asian American this makes my blood boil and I’m so devastated. We must continue fighting back and speaking up
how are we supposed to fight back against fetishizers when asian women themselves embarrasses us?
Oh now you guys want to fight back but when our grandparents were getting beaten, nothing
Are we surprise? Passport bros are so the normalized in America they can't differentiate, preference and fetishzation of asain women, and still its not all asain just east asian like Japan and Korea.
This man should be extradited to the United States to be punished there.
Unless I missed something, I'm fairly certain this happened in Germany
@@jasonfreeman88 my bad, my comment sounds off, but I was trying to say that he should be sent to America and punished there.
I’ll edit the comment for more clarity.
We know what you’re trying to say it just doesn’t make any sense because that’s not how sovereignty, jurisdiction, and criminal law work.
@@ladyelainefairchild3546 I mean I’m just stating my opinion. That’s all.
THIS STORY ENRAGED ME SOOO MUCH THIS FKING MONSTER PIECE OF WHO CAN NOT LET WOMEN LIVE THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT IT WE NEED TO REMIND THESE WOMEN
Walking your cat on a leash is normal and responsible kitty ownership in situations that it keeps kitty safe while exercising or exploring in high predator, loose dog, or high traffic areas. Many places that have leash laws require ALL types of pets to follow the laws, turtles, cats, pigs, whatever, not just doggos. It doesn't lessen this man's evil one bit. Many monsters are perfectly well behaved pet owners. Doesnt mean they arent horrific monsters with a healthy pet.
This comment reminds me of Salvador Dali walking his anteater
I was gonna comment something similar. If the cat didn't like it, the cat would probably have been going for a "drag" rather than going for a "walk."
Most of my cats are scared of outside and just roll around if I put a leash and harness on, but one of them went to pet trick training at petco and graduated. She always got mad if she wasn't taken on a walk frequently and would try to make a mad dash outside if I didn't put her harness on when she asked.
I once house sat for my friends who have an indoor cat who loves the outdoors. So their compromise was to allow the kitty a nightly leashed walk around the neighborhood. It scratched his outdoorsy itch and kept him safe in a car-heavy neighborhood.
@@Bnio they are wise and caring kitty owners. Their love for their pet is evident and it sounds like they have the highest respect and fondness for you, the housesitter, to be the one they picked to look after their precious. ♥️✨️🫠
The fact that we know who did it just because the friend survived is crazy😮
i feel like there’s something especially sinister about racial obsessions. anytime i’ve dated someone and they have brought up my race quickly/repeatedly, i’ve later found out had ulterior motives or wanted me to be someone that i am not. hair just sits on top of our head, eye color is only a small part of the face, but race is treated as an identity and it surrounds us. the expectations are higher, which means the letdown is larger. but remember, that’s a very small number of people. interracial relationships are wonderful and should not be viewed as a power imbalance or fetishization unless undoubtedly proven otherwise.
From a perspective of East Asian descent, I'm so sad that this happened to these girls specially when this guy tricked them by pretending to be helpful and kind. I've learned to spot the fetishists since I was 11 years old because foreigners, including non-East-Asian Asians, come to my country and ask stuff like "are you Korean or Japanese" because they're cherry picking 😭 since I live in a country with many types of Asians and they see Korean and Japanese to possess beauty higher than other Asians. I've seen my friends even being ignored after they reveal that they're not Korean or Japanese, but rather Chinese, Vietnamese or Filipino. Sadly, even women are guilty of fetishizing East Asians, specially if they think you're Korean. They're not aware that it's not a compliment to be objectified, even if it isn't sexual. Some guys or girls even whisper to each other when they see me in public transportation saying: "Hi Korean girl, you're so pretty. I want to come to your house." They do it loudly and they know I can hear them, which tells me that they think East Asians can't speak English. 🤦♀️ I've even told some people that do that that they're creeps as I get out of the train or bus and they just laugh embarrassed or feel ashamed because they didn't realize I could understand them since I'm just an object of their conversation or fetish, instead of a human. I've experienced this unwanted attention from adults since I was a child so I understand that to be safe, it's okay to be standoffish and decline stranger's kindness because it can mean life or death. I've literally had 2 different experiences in a taxi where the driver was talking to someone on the phone about assaulting me because I look Korean or Japanese and they think I don't understand the local Asian dialect. Thankfully I'm safe since I always have someone getting the taxi plate number and seeing me off before getting in a taxi and my destination is known to have high security between my pick up and drop off. I don't care if people think I'm going home too early or unfriendly if I'm not going out with strangers to a bar because my coworkers just brush off my experience saying that people are just being "friendly" 🤮
It's nauseating how shameless and arrogant yellow fever creeps operate. I've had countless non Asian men, usually white, think they're being all cutesy with 'ni hao' or 'arigato' in the most pronounced guilo butchered pronunciation ever. It always pleases me when I respond back in fluent quick Mandarin/Japanese and they end up hanging their heads in shame, bc they can't reply to basic questions. I'm also cooly passive-aggressive and let my displeasure be known. It's not great when people entertain casual racism with laughter or 'They were just being nice, they were trying to learn!' I'm glad you take you take these precautions. I never go anywhere without my pocket safety alarm and keychain knife. My safety strategy is to evade and lose stalkers by running straight into packed crowds/busy streets. Had a few incidents while studying at art school, and managed to avoid being touched by stalkers.
Many Asian people also fetishize white people lol, if you deny this you are delusional
@@xiwenchen189 does context help when someone outside your race tries to speak your language? Would you feel differently if it was a brown man?
@@rizkiramadhan9266 No I don't. The ones who have were creepy af and chanting nonsensical outdated stereotypes at me. Brown men are just as bad in thinking Asian women are objects. The ones I've met described explicit sexual actions at me while I was just grocery shopping or buying a bus ticket. White men aren't the only toxic entitled people out there.
@@rizkiramadhan9266 And another thing about 'your language', its quite offensive when strangers automatically see olive skin or tan skin and think someone must speak Mandarin or Spanish. There are 19 different Asian groups, and not everyone is Chinese. People need to educate themselves and realize that just bc someone looks exactly like their idea of East Asian, doesn't mean that they're a foreigner. I find it beyond annoying that these cutesy toxic men think they can do the bare minimum of knowing 3 words in another language and caricature people. At a previous retail job I was friends with several Arab people who were dark, and many Hispanic customers were absolutely incensed that they didn't speak Spanish. They called them liars and would throw actual tantrums, insisting that they knew the workers' 'actual heritage.' Nevermind that my friends were Arab with immigrant parents and raised speaking Farsi. Assumptions based on a stranger's physical appearance is colorist racism, plain and simple.
My cat Mia comes running and meowing if I even open the door let alone shake her leash lol. She could be out for hours and I'm the one who's tired and needs to go inside! Kitty's love to be outside, if you're a responsible pet owner you leash train when they're kittens❤
I have to correct you a little. The prisoners here in Germany aren't treated that well like you're explaining in your video.
It depends on what they did and how they're punished. Not everyone gets his own cell with phone or TV. There are prisoners that aren't allowed to leave their cells except for one hour a day to walk but being watched by the officers.
Prisoners here aren't allowed to have real knifes or something like that hat either. They can't take nothing with them who could hurt them or others.
The privilege you're talking about depends on the time they're there, the crime they did, if they can be socialized again etc.
And so is this with the cell. But for example for people who who don't have a home and do crimes just to be able to go to prison, it's really like a hotel because they get food and stuff basically for free, or better, basically of the costs that we, who work, pay as taxes to our city. 😅
Thank you so much for this clarification! I was way more curious about this and if the better treatment for prisoners yielded better results for society as a whole.
Thank you for clarifying. It somehow makes me feel better that he won’t exactly be staying in a “4 star hotel”. That being said, the prison system in Germany should be something the US should be striving to be like. The US prison system targets marginalized people and in many cases have given someone a bigger sentence for being caught with weed than someone who has killed. It’s ridiculous. I was outraged with treating psycho killers the same as prisoners with lesser charges but it’s so relieving that that’s not the case.
she does that very often instead of actually researching and educating herself properly about a topic she often gives misconstrued advise of false ''facts''.
@@skyc.j4571so for you to know she do have a team fyi
@skyc.j4571 she has a research team, and explicitly says, "if I get anything wrong, please tell me in the comments." It's not carelessness. It's limited information available online.
I love how you tell us about these cases. You’re so casual it’s like I’m listening to my best friend.
13 years ago I lived/worked in China. I'm a trained and certified teacher and I went there to to run a teaching department at an international school. Naively, I assumed all the other western teachers would be just that, teachers. But they weren't. They were mostly men aged from their mid-20's right up to their late 50's early 60's, simply native speaker with no teaching experience and they were all there because they wanted to sleep with Asian girls. Not even Asian women, they wanted girls, usually under 25. These are men from the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, and SA. And all of them were there strictly to get with as many Chinese girls as possible. They used to brag about spending nights in the "pink lights" directly after their classes. I tried to weed out as many of them as possible, but it was like fighting a hydra. They all *hated* me because they said I was trying to bring feminism to the students, when what I was doing was warning all of them to never accept meetings alone with any of these "teachers". I lasted 2 years before it got too much me and it still goes on today from conversations I have with friends in China. It's sickening.
Sorry you had that experience, but its still prevalent today as the standard for ESL teachers is low (especially if you are a foreigner) and there is not enough background screening
I love how much work you put into these videos! ❤
I’m not sure if I’m the only one who feels this way, but when I hear of a case of one twin dying, it breaks my heart even more than a non-twin. Because a lot of (but obviously not all) twins seem to have this unique connection that’s closer than anyone else can be. Like two halves of a whole. Her twin will have to live the rest of her life feeling like half of herself is gone.
It saddens me people can just travel to different places, commit crimes and have the privilege of being punished by that place's judicial system, since its less harsh than their home country. My heart goes out to the affected families of this madness😢
There's still even no decision, if this case will be handled publicly and till now no court date set. 4 months later, with a bunch of proof of what he's done
Omg, I am listening you this while being from Michigan and close to Lincoln Park. Now I understand why my mom is always worries about me and my sibling being alone at home. We got cameras but now planning to move from this area. There are stories happening around my area that are very scaring. May God bless and keep save every one.
Germany is very strict about extraditing perpetrators to countries with death penalties. I could imagine the reason they're refusing is BECAUSE he would face it, it's illegal under our humanitarian law. If it had been a lesser offense and all the parties had been from one nation I can't imagine they wouldn't have them extradited.
Germany extradites to the US for murder as well, the only thing you need is a diplomatic decleration that they are not going to seek the death penalty. It happens frequently. In this case extradition makes zero sense, since the crime was committed in Germany.
Hi Stephanie, I was about to suggest this case but thought there wasn't enough information about it to warrant a video. I'm glad you covered it nonetheless and doubly grateful that you addressed the Asian fetish angle. That tends to get swept under the carpet by the mainstream.
Oh my god, as soon as you said he was into D&D, a wave of RPG horror stories of nasty Asian obsessed men refreshed in my mind. Im legit wondering if someone has posted a story about him on that subredit.
Prisons in europe focus on rehabilitation and treating prisoners as humans (scandinavia, germany etc.). That's why repeat offender numbers are very low. Criminals learn how they will be treated as humans and having a normal life.
I am writing from Munich. The prisons you are describing are the ones where petty criminals serve their time (those who are there for no longer than five years and quickly make room for others like thieves, vandals, drugdealers and those who have to serve time because they can't pay their fines. Rapists and murderers do not enjoy these amenities (unless they are mentally incapacitated, which is a different story). Just saw @CarinaCoffee comment she explains it good.
This hurts me so deeply....as a woman, as a person, as a being with empathy..
As a asian person, I avoid men who watch anime ... because like 75 % then have asian fetishes . My fiance when I met him wasn't into anime heavily, but every guy before him who watched anime .... they didn't give a fuck that I was south east asian ... they thought we were all the same .. and would ask me if I spoke Japanese... also ... they were racist ... but ..like asian women. . And they didn't know because I'm Southeast asian ... that I don't keep my mouth shut, and if you put your hands on me, I will do the same . I had a guy who I was dating ... I have known him since elementary school. He was in the military, and we rekindled, and I was happy to see him .. we start a relationship... .. and he tried to SA me .... because I was asian
Been saw that coming. I sawand argued with obsessive anime fans who literally justify disgusting anime stories simply because a “culture” the law are different blah blah, accusing the fact they literally fetishes them.
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I was visiting my sister in Germany when that happened! I remember my mom reading an article out to my sister and I when we were getting ready for our first day in Paris. It was eerie that they too were Americans. My heart hurt for the two for a while. Thank you for doing a video on this case!
I am so glad you covered this story. I have been to this castle & I was living in Germany when this tragedy occurred. I am a female solo traveler, so I really felt for these women. 🖤
I am obsessed with your intro and the way you tell stories. Thank you so much for all you do. I truly appreciate it. I look forward to seeing you and listening to you every week. Thank you for being you. Your amazing.
this case was so scary in a sense that you don't know how many crazy people are out there. now the fear of huMANs has grown exponentially
The translation of the german castle is "new swan stone castle", but the way you said it it translates to "new pig stone castle" and I am CHOKING on my laughter hahaha
As a european, Neuschwanstein Castle (in Germany) is one of the most visited places in the continent. That's something all europeans know about. When this happened, every news paper was talking about this (at least where I come from). One of the girls apparently survived the fall, but she's going to live with the trauma for the rest of her life. It's sad that there are delulu's out there, hopefully this rases alarms on people. I recommend not to talk to no one, only people you know. One never knows what will happen.
most prisons in europe are to rehabilitate inmates to prevent them from recommitting a crime, not to punish
you'd think she'd do the research about this. normally she's very good at deep-diving these things.
Lesson: Never stand at the edge of a cliff with a stranger or someone suspicious. Even with someone you know and can sense they’re capable of putting you in danger
Lots of tourist attractions involve being near a cliff; then there's the daily risks we do: standing on a train platform, or by a busy intersection. We all should live with a reasonable expectation that the people around us won't kill us at a fleeting opportunity. The lesson here, if anything, is people need to unpack their violent and racist fantasies, and men need to be more open about confronting their dangerous sexual fetishes.
My one cat absolutely loves going out on the leash, the other one not so much. she's a princess that loves to be carried even though she was a street cat 🙄😂
Thanks for updating us with what’s going on and I enjoy listening to these podcasts love ya 💗🫶🏼
Just feeling so heartbroken and horrified at what those poor women went through. I hope that monster of a so-called man receives the true punishment he deserves.
It's also so awful that something so terrifying happened at one of the most magically beautiful places on earth. Having been there myself, it's so hard to imagine him choosing such an idealic place to perform such an evil and unforgivable act.
I'm from Austria, so not far away from Bavaria. And this story hit here like a bomb. I'm so frustrated that this guy gets a better life than most other citizens in the world. Both girl had a fortune together. And that the one girl, who survived, will be haunted the rest for her life because she know that her twin sister will never ever have the opportunity than she has. It's just gruesome
You got mixed up. The twin died. The one who survived is their friend.
Fetishism is deadly. Black women are wary of this when dating, as we get fetishised a lot by non-black men. I'm not surprised Asian women go through this too. It stems from too much porno and objectification of women in the media.
The fact that the average German prisoner lives a better life than the average American is an indictment of American capitalism, NOT an indictment of the German prison system.
It's also complete bullshit. Americans have this obsession with european prisons being super nice, when in most cases they are not. Sure there are some pilot projects for low risk offenders that can be pretty nice. But your average prison in Germany is just like in the rest of the world underfunded, crowded and generally not nice.
I like the way you tell these stories,it makes it more clear and more understanding of what's going on with people nowadays.These girls must've been so scared of how their holiday turned into a nightmare.
(Excuse me for my phasing, my first language is Russian.) As someone who is a teenager, this is a reminder that people need to learn to have some f-ing comprehension. People have always been disgusting, but this is just so sad that women have mainly been targeted for SO many years because people can’t have respect.The boys at my school have touched my friends before inappropriately. One groped me, before I beat him with two heavy books I had in my hands. I was the one in trouble for this, he’s a sophomore, I’m a freshman. My heart goes out to all the women who stand up for themselves, and I hope to become like you. ❤
Its scary how people can vibe at Disney and suddenly they get pushed off the cliff, what a depressing world we live in
At Disney? Neuschwanstein is a real castle in Germany...
@@flying_lindayI think whoever wrote the comment didn't watch the entire video. Probably just read the caption
this isnt disney are you dumb?
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@@bestestkpopfan Not more than me 😔
In regards to Asian women being dehumanized, this reminds me of a ex-friend of mine. She's half-Caucasian/half-Filipino and was raised by the American/white side of her family who definitely treat her differently based off of her race (especially since she looks much more Asian than white.) I know for a fact her dad was often racist towards her and made it sound like it was her issue for being born that way. He is a horrible person for a plethora of reasons, and I hope that she's gotten out of there in the time since we fell out.
so her dad was racist but he married a filipina in the first place. This is the typical case of a white racist man who marries an asian woman because of fetish
Hi Mr and Mrs Mangobutt I decided I was becoming obsessed with listening to you guys. But I can’t stay away. Love the story lines, the story delivery, the reactions etc. Great work guys !
It's not a story it's real life
I was looking for something to watch while I clean my room and I clicked on this video so fast as soon I got the notification! Thank you for your consistent hard work and please drop a skincare routine video ❤❤❤❤
For the scary attraction in Tokyo Disney, I’ve been there when I was 6. As a 6 year old that overthought everything, I was terrifiiiiiiied. As an adult now, I would not say it’s scary but it’s a bit jarring compared to other Disney attractions. However, it was actually shut down because the tunnels it was built in weren’t considered safe anymore. Also by the time it was shut down, it just wasn’t popular anymore because it lost its shock appeal.
Something that really gets me is Kelsey was thrown first right? So she might have heard/seen her friend fall right next to her... How do you survive that?
He likely traveled to Germany in search of prey bcuz he knew his punishment wouldn't have been as severe when compared to the US.
UPDATE: today the man was sentenced to life in prison. The German law system works differently then the American, he basically got the harshest sentence possible, because on top of being sentenced to life, he was deemed to have an "extra severity of guilt", this means that he most likely will never be able to get out of prison.
Im wearing my Stephanie Soo hoodie rn. You two are my favorite YT stars. Love your chemistry together and many blessings for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together.
I love how much effort you put into every video you make
As a german person native to bavaria and who has been to the castle in my childhood I find it insane that I find out about this case just now through your channel! I guess it’s time I turn the news back on
It went hardcore viral for 2 weeks or so, cant believe you missed it!
I missed it. I thought it happened in Disneyland or Disneyworld.
I didn't hear about it either 🙈 but as the news make me sad and I am Close to depression I hardly ever watch the news anymore.
The way everyone in Germany (more like my friends and family) all believe that he should’ve been prosecuted in America, knowing that German law is too soft for cases like this
A lot was said before this, however, we have settled on this. You're amazing. Your voice is very soothing and I kind of love everything you do love you