Originally posted by Sonya610
Ecstasy most certainly would not cause that! It has the opposite effect. Other drugs, who knows.

The guy obviously had a psychotic break of the most extreme variety. He could very well be a nice person when he isn't chopping heads off. I don't get the "hate", there are lots of sadistic people in the world, but it appears this killer was just completely nuts. He could have had a brain tumor or some other issue. Talking about torturing him as punishment does not seem appropriate.

Though the accounts from the other passengers are a bit disturbing. When it started they all began screaming, throwing up, and running away. No one even tried to intervene until later. It is kind of creepy to know one can be on a crowded bus and get slaughtered while everyone else runs away.

www.winnipegfreepress.com...

[edit on 3-8-2008 by Sonya610]

Patients ingesting small amounts of phencyclidine present prominent body image distortions (enlarging limbs, detached head) on a background of sensory blockade described as a "numbness", depersonalization, "sheer nothingness" or "endless isolation". These patients feel inebriated, are usually disoriented, and sometimes have amnesia for the experience. Somatic sensation is dissociated: patients lose track of their bodies and are at risk of seriously injuring themselves because they do not perceive pain. Though visual, auditory, and tactile illusions and delusions (especially of being God, the devil, or an animal) are common, frank hallucinations are relatively uncommon when compared with those produced by LSD. Anxiety and, sometimes, outright hostility may be present. Disrobing in public is seen in a small percentage of patients. Perhaps the hallmark of PCP intoxication is the recurring delusion of superhuman strength and invulnerability resulting from the analgesic and dissociative properties of the drug. Intoxicated patients have been known to snap hancuffs and, unarmed, attack, large groups of people or police officers. This loss of fear has led patients to try to stop a train by standing in front of it, to grossly mutilate themselves and others, to climb into a polar bear's cave to take a picture, and to jump from windows or cliffs. The bizarre behavior is often violent, sometimes with gruesome mutilation of both the patient and his or her victim. One intoxicated abuser pulled out his front teeth with a pair of pliers. Another woman fried her baby in cooking oil. There are many reported assaults of friends and strangers, both with and without weapons. Many of these violent acts are committed by drug users who were previously totally nonviolent individuals.

PCP, in small doses can feel somewhat just like very strong marijuana, but in larger doses (above 5mg) it becomes a uniquely PCP experience. In very large doses (above 20mg – although this varies by person) it can be a fatal experience, and an overdose of PCP can lead to some very unpleasant psychological and physiological effects, including prolonged schizophrenia-like psychosis, coma and death.