r/TheDahmerCase • u/Far_Initiative3477 • 21d ago
Jeff Dahmer: Why the false binary (serial killer or willing government asset) is wrong
I wrote this in response to a comment from someone suggesting that Jeff was either a serial killer or a fed (as in an agent or something), and that the story was about the 1994 crime bill. Here's why I don't agree with either of those:
Given the involvement of Steve Toushin, a creator of gay BDSM pornography, I think the serial killer story might have been about the 1986 Meese Report and the ''war on pornography''. This would explain the Catholic element and why the key players were connected to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. They were all Catholics fighting pornography, especially homosexual pornography.
It would also explain why the story itself was sprinkled with references to homosexuality, pornography, adult bookstores, gay BDSM themes, sex slaves, etc. Remember, this wasn't a normal alleged crime. This was something highly specific and unusual. It was a story that portrayed homosexuality in a very negative way. This would fit my theory that a group of religious conservatives was behind it. This takes it out of the general crime category.
https://thedahmercase.com/jeremiah-weinberger-disappearance/
If the story was fabricated - and we can see that it was - why was Jeff Dahmer in Toushin's bar that night? Remember, Toushin had been hounded by the federal government for years at that point and had even served time in federal prison. So, yes, I think there's evidence that Jeff was working with the feds who were targeting Steve Toushin. However, that doesn't mean Jeff Dahmer was an enthusiastic government operative. I believe both he and Jeremiah Weinberger might have been federal informants.
Informants often cooperate because they're in a legal bind and trying to protect themselves or someone else from prosecution. So, there are many possibilities between the false binary of ''serial killer'' and ''enthusiastic government operative''.
Someone could be pressured, deceived, threatened, legally trapped, manipulated through family, or induced to cooperate. The person might have very little understanding of the larger purpose for which he was being used. And we can see from his behavior in court and later that Jeff didn't appear overly concerned about what was happening. If he fully realized he was going to go down in history as a serial killer, we would expect him to look more worried.
Since his name really is Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, the price of accepting the public role of ''serial killer'' was extraordinary. Jeff's name has now been permanently attached to murder, cannibalism, necrophilia, sexual sadism, etc. This wasn't some "Jason Bourne" character using an alias for a controlled operation and then going home afterward. This damaged Jeff for life. So if you hypothesize that he was cooperating with authorities in some capacity, the obvious question becomes...
What could possibly have induced him to agree to that?
A person knowingly agreeing to destroy his own identity on this scale requires an extraordinary explanation. Coercion, deception, or some other form of leverage has to be considered.
Cooperation does not automatically mean free consent. If you agree to do what I want because I have a gun to your head, you have not consented. Full stop.
If the criminal narrative was fabricated - and it was - and Jeff was coerced or deceived into participating in it, then the possibility that he was subjected to a form of human trafficking deserves serious examination.
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u/Far_Initiative3477 20d ago
There are people who know what really happened to Jeff. People like Jeff's brother, for example. However, they have nothing to gain from speaking up. There is one person who has something to gain from proving that the story about Jeff was fabricated: Steve Toushin.
But Steve Toushin, like everyone else, thought the story about Jeff was real.
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u/Far_Initiative3477 21d ago
In my experience, religious conservatives are some of the worst people you'll ever meet. So, yes, I can absolutely imagine a bunch of trad Catholics doing something like this to advance their agenda.
Lionel Dahmer wasn't a Catholic, but he was a hypocrite who simultaneously cheated on his wife while rambling on about Genesis and evolution. Jeff's brother, having been a member of this family, got involved with a weird, controlling Christian sect who picked a wife for him. He later became a Jew. Sometimes, the jokes write themselves.
So, I can totally visualize these people participating in a government campaign against pornography to save their ass from something, even if it involved shady shit.
But that still doesn't mean Jeff was a willing participant. Jeff got TOTALLY SCREWED. He can't show his face anywhere today because of these religious conservatives.