Self Defence?
So there we are. 1994. May. I'm in court in Oslo and I'm charged with murder. What is my plea? Let's find out.
Some of you might think that I claim self-defense. But I didn't. I explained what happened and I also explained that I understood that from a legal perspective I had gone beyond what is defined as self-defense. Even though he attacked me, he was from a legal perspective no longer a direct threat to me when he failed to het hold of the knife and then when he tried to flee. From a legal perspective, instead of running after him to stop him from fleeing the scene, and surely instead of killing him when I had managed to stop him, I should have just let him run. So I understood that what I had done was voluntary manslaughter. But I did that in self-defense. I killed him there and than because he tried to kill me (what else did he plan to do with the knife right after having attacked me? Cut a slice of bread and have a chocolate milk?) Also, when he failed to kill me, I did not give him a second chance at killing me, because I knew he planned to murder me.
So when I claim self-defense, it's not from a legal perspective, it's from a moral perspective. I defended my life. I did what I had to do in that situation. But from a legal point of view, it was voluntary manslaughter.
What the legal system wanted me to do:
The court psychiatrist described the killing of Øystein Aarseth as a school example of voluntary manslaughter.[1]Why did he? Let's find out. You see, the fact that there are multiple stabs,[2]multiple cuts,[3]that there has been a fight suggests that it was actually manslaughter. Something has occurred here that was not planned. It's a melee. It's a complete mess. That's not what happens when you murder people.
Let's conclude then. I killed him in self-defense. But from a legal point of view, it was voluntary manslaughter. But I was convicted for murder. And that's why I object. Note also that I'm not talking about this because it's fun to do so, because I'm bragging, as some people claim. I talk about this because people are making freaking films, slanderous films about it. And the media has been spewing out lies about this for more than 20 years.
When I know the truth, I feel it's my duty to talk up against their lies. It's that simple. Thanks for watching.
So there we are. 1994. May. I'm in court in Oslo and I'm charged with murder. What is my plea? Let's find out.
Some of you might think that I claim self-defense. But I didn't. I explained what happened and I also explained that I understood that from a legal perspective I had gone beyond what is defined as self-defense. Even though he attacked me, he was from a legal perspective no longer a direct threat to me when he failed to het hold of the knife and then when he tried to flee. From a legal perspective, instead of running after him to stop him from fleeing the scene, and surely instead of killing him when I had managed to stop him, I should have just let him run. So I understood that what I had done was voluntary manslaughter. But I did that in self-defense. I killed him there and than because he tried to kill me (what else did he plan to do with the knife right after having attacked me? Cut a slice of bread and have a chocolate milk?) Also, when he failed to kill me, I did not give him a second chance at killing me, because I knew he planned to murder me.
So when I claim self-defense, it's not from a legal perspective, it's from a moral perspective. I defended my life. I did what I had to do in that situation. But from a legal point of view, it was voluntary manslaughter.
What the legal system wanted me to do:
Euronymous: "I tried to kill you, but failed. Let me go."Then you have those people who claim that "you can't stab someone 23 times in self-defense, dude". But why wouldn't you? In a fight to death adrenaline will keep you fighting until you either kill your foe or until he kills you. If you have a 12 Gauge shotgun or a big Bowie knife, like i did at home, you can kill a person rather easily and fast. But if you come unprepared and only have a tiny boot knife (pocket size, but not folding), that is not even sharp (it was only pointy), it might take some effort to kill and attacker high on adrenaline. My foe didn't stop fighting until I thrusted my little knife through his forehead. That though killed him instantly. And yes, he was fighting. He attacked me in the apartment, and he stopped to fight two times on his way down the stairs.
Varg: "Oh I understand. You are free to go. Better luck next time."
The court psychiatrist described the killing of Øystein Aarseth as a school example of voluntary manslaughter.[1]Why did he? Let's find out. You see, the fact that there are multiple stabs,[2]multiple cuts,[3]that there has been a fight suggests that it was actually manslaughter. Something has occurred here that was not planned. It's a melee. It's a complete mess. That's not what happens when you murder people.
Let's conclude then. I killed him in self-defense. But from a legal point of view, it was voluntary manslaughter. But I was convicted for murder. And that's why I object. Note also that I'm not talking about this because it's fun to do so, because I'm bragging, as some people claim. I talk about this because people are making freaking films, slanderous films about it. And the media has been spewing out lies about this for more than 20 years.
When I know the truth, I feel it's my duty to talk up against their lies. It's that simple. Thanks for watching.
- "A school example of a voluntary manslaughter" (Karl Ewer Hornemann, court phychiatrist)
- From my little boot knife.
- From the glass fragments he fell into, wearing only his underwear.
Video version of this article
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Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOoG7FytkPk
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QznEUsyiCwQ
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SLWWMw4AxQ
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1tltibj56E
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