Peter Braunstein Thinks About the Future

The journalist-turned-sex attacker Peter Braunstein was sentenced to 23 years in Ohio prison, due to his assault of a Cincinnati doctor while on the lam in 2005. But Braunstein, who previously said he was happy to be behind bars as he serves his 20-year sentence in NY prison, doesn't plan on serving the Ohio sentence, because "I'm trying to orchestrate my own murder....It's not as far-fetched as you think. It will happen soon. Maybe as soon as Christmas. That's a pretty depressing time of year." He added, "When I had freedom, it was with a sense of mental anguish...When I had freedom I had to make decisions. Do I become a criminal? Do I continue to let my rage build until I become a homicidal maniac? Do I commit suicide? In jail, I have peace."

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By Jen Chung in News on July 18, 2008 1:23 PM

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breaknight

Wow, good thing this nut job is behind bars

JacqueMehoff

hey, he's honest. just like those released convicts who commit crimes just to get back into prison because they had it easy in the joint.

and, free gym, a library, 3 squares, and many many friends. so much for prison being a deterrent.

Roquentin

Ha...the existentially themed ramblings of a criminal. I wonder if it was intentional.

Spirit of 76

There is just a bit of truth to his lunacy, though. I imagine it would be somewhat relaxing in prison. Remember when you were a kid? No worries about keeping a job, paying rent and bills. Decisions were made for you -- where you went, when you ate, when you slept. In prison, the day is almost like one of those summer vacation days. Boring as heck, watch some TV, read a book from the library, go out to the playground (prison yard).