Guest Posted June 1, 2012 Report Posted June 1, 2012 I haven't read much about this news story because it makes my stomach turn. But in case someone else has, I just have one question: why did the other guy lie there for so long and take it? Quote
annewandering Posted June 1, 2012 Report Posted June 1, 2012 maybe he had some of the bath salt stuff as well? Quote
volgadon Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I haven't read much about this news story because it makes my stomach turn. But in case someone else has, I just have one question: why did the other guy lie there for so long and take it?Because he was pummeled into submission by someone younger and stronger. Quote
Echo2002 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 It is my understanding that they were both standing up when it started. In one article I read it made it sound as if the attacker started stripping the other guy's clothes off. I think the video that shows them both laying down is toward the end of the attack. I'm guessing they were both under the influence of drugs. I don't understand why someone would want to try bath salts. A friend's son tried it once, she said he went crazy and busted out a window in his car. They took him to the hospital where he nearly died. He is 6' 3" and weighs 200 or more pounds, someone you don't want in your house when he goes psycho. Quote
dahlia Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 There is some nasty stuff out there these days. Doesn't anyone just smoke some dope and sit around listening to Yes? Quote
Guest Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 The attack is said to be 18 minutes long. It's hard to wrap my brain around. I admit I'm not trying very hard too, though. Just say no, kids. Quote
dahlia Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Miami Face-Eating Attack Lasted 18 Agonizing Minutes - ABC News Quote
Vort Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 · Hidden Hidden There is some nasty stuff out there these days. Doesn't anyone just smoke some dope and sit around listening to Yes?That would be President Obama.
annewandering Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 The thing with the bath salts is that is what they do. Violent bizarre acts. We are going to see a lot more of this since the kind that causes this reaction isnt even controlled in most places. Not long after that story the one where the guy ripped out his own intestines and was throwing the bits and pieces at people hit the news. Quote
Echo2002 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I think the guy that rode up on his bike and yelled at the guy to get off deserves a medal, lol. If I saw someone chewing another person's face off I think I would run as fast as I could in the opposite direction. There was one article I read where the attacker's mother was upset that the police officer killed him. She thought they should have just tazed him a couple of times. The police officer shot him once first but the guy just looked up and growled at him. I think the police officer did the right thing by killing him. What if the guy would have turned on someone else, or got away? Quote
Jenamarie Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 What is the *draw* of the bath salts? I mean, usually illicit drugs have the "benefit" of making one feel relaxed, or euphoric, or some other pleasant emotion while high. These bath salts, from the few articles I've been able to find about them, don't seem to do any of that, and so I'm wondering what makes people even want to try it? Quote
Echo2002 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I didn't hear about the guy ripping his own intestines out. Quote
Echo2002 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I'm not sure what the draw is. Wasn't PCP kind of similar? Quote
Jenamarie Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I think the guy that rode up on his bike and yelled at the guy to get off deserves a medal, lol. If I saw someone chewing another person's face off I think I would run as fast as I could in the opposite direction.There was one article I read where the attacker's mother was upset that the police officer killed him. She thought they should have just tazed him a couple of times. The police officer shot him once first but the guy just looked up and growled at him. I think the police officer did the right thing by killing him. What if the guy would have turned on someone else, or got away?Ya, and I also cut the cop some slack because of the gruesomeness of what he saw. You would have to have *beyond* nerves of steel to not be greatly disturbed by that sight. Shooting the guy may or may not have been the right decision, but d*mn, I doubt I'd have been much better at making a clear, concise decision when faced with something like that. Quote
MorningStar Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Yeah, if I saw someone chewing another person's face off, I would feel like I didn't have a good chance of arresting them without serious injury and/or death. Quote
Guest Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 What is the *draw* of the bath salts? I mean, usually illicit drugs have the "benefit" of making one feel relaxed, or euphoric, or some other pleasant emotion while high. These bath salts, from the few articles I've been able to find about them, don't seem to do any of that, and so I'm wondering what makes people even want to try it?My husband and I had this exact conversation. Besides escape, what is the benefit? And is it really escape when you're having terrifying hallucinations? Quote
annewandering Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 especially if the hallucinations are something horrible you are actually doing? Quote
Jenamarie Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 especially if the hallucinations are something horrible you are actually doing?Ya. I wonder what this "zombie" guys reaction would have been, had he not been shot, when the drug wore off and he realized what he had actually done, especially if his family members' claims of his being a "nice guy" are accurate. Quote
RipplecutBuddha Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 It's moments like these that make me seriously question how committed I am to wanting children. The world has changed so much just in my less-than-forty years, people from either time would barely recognize the other, and it's not trending better in many areas. My other thought is that Heavenly Father knew about all this from the start, and whatever worse things we've yet to realize. Just makes me stop and ponder. Quote
mirkwood Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Bath salts = cheap high. People on bath salts are dangerous. The last one I fought I got worn out to the point I wondered how the fight was going to end. Fortunately in handcuffs. Good shoot on the officer's part. Quote
NeuroTypical Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 They tell me China is making bath salts. A quick googling tells me the states worked pretty quickly to make it illegal. How widespread is its use? Quote
Echo2002 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Since it was sold at local gas stations (at least here in TN it was) there's no telling how many people have used it since it's inception. I don't even know how addictive it is. Quote
Guest Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 According to this article it can be quite addictive and is somewhat meth-like. "Bath Salts" - Emerging and Dangerous Products | National Institute on Drug Abuse Quote
Bini Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I finally decided to open up this thread and see what the fuss was about. Boy, that's one heck of a story. I too, can't comprehend how someone could take 18 minutes of pure torture like that, and survive, though barely.. Quote
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