Man Guilty Of WMD's Thanks To Botched Penile Enlargement Surgery

[matcom]

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PHILADELPHIA --A man pleaded guilty to weapons of mass destruction charges for sending a mail bomb to a Chicago surgeon he said botched his penile enlargement surgery, though his attorney questioned whether the charges fit the offense.

Brett R. Steidler, 25, of Reamstown, Lancaster County, mailed the explosive device in February 2005 because he was "extremely unhappy with the results" of the $8,000 surgery, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in court filings.

But Steidler alerted authorities before the bomb arrived and it was retrieved from the mail and disarmed. His attorney, Luis A. Ortiz, said Steidler is mentally ill and noted the difference between the roughly 2-year sentence for mailing a letter bomb and the 4- to 8-year sentence for using a weapon of mass destruction.

"You shouldn't group this guy with people who drive truck loads of explosives to buildings or gather anthrax or do things for political reasons," Ortiz said. Sentencing is scheduled July 7 before U.S. District Judge Lawrence F. Stengel.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/04/05/man_upset_with_penile_work_pleads_guilty?mode=PF

[ET Awful]

1. Is it just me, or does this story seem to confirm every stereotype you

could ever come up with about compensation? I wonder what kind of truck Steidler drives. . .

[Deja Q]

2. If I was stupid and small enough to want an enlargement...

I would be mentally ill.

For one thing, it's a documented fact that few of these operations are successful.

Second, most means to enlarge it usually hurt it.

Third, and most importantly, and from personal experience :(, it's not how big you are - but how charismatic you are with others.

[BlueIris]

3. .

[underpants]

4. His penis is worth more than my car!!!

Wonder how many scooters he could have gotten with all that money? (insert own scooter joke here)

[BlueIris]

5. I daresay this is the saddest story I will read all day.

How many times will the world have to insist, "size doesn't matter," before it starts to sink in? Especially for those who had mental health issues before becoming extremely insecure about size? ACK. A story like this really, really bothers me.