by Anne P. Dupre

About the author: Anne P. Dupre is a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law and a former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun.

Iam not a psychic, but I am going to make a prediction, though I hope I am wrong. I predict that, if and when the film “American Psycho” is released, the police will deal with at least one killing which copies the murders and mutilations in the movie. The prospective picture is based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, and its makers attempted to sign Leonardo DiCaprio to the lead role. [Editor’s note: The film was released in April 2000.]

The book depicts a Wall Street Yuppie who tortures and...