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Drugged man cuts off penis
Sydney Morning Herald ^ | September 19 2002 | Les Kennedy

Posted on 09/18/2002 10:34:37 AM PDT by dead

A man has undergone microsurgery to try and reattach his little finger, penis, scrotum and left hand - all which he cut off in an alleged drug-induced act of self-mutilation.

Police said the man was believed to be high on amphetamines. He attacked himself with a large kitchen carving knife during an argument with his wife at a home in the northern NSW town of Inverell.

The bizarre act of self-mutilation was witnessed by two ambulance officers who were called to the home at 2.30pm on Tuesday by the distraught woman after the man, aged 38, initially cut off the little finger on his right hand. Inverell police Inspector Dave Harrington said when ambulance officers arrived at the home, the woman ran from the house followed by the man, who was still armed with the knife.

The man then cut off his scrotum and penis before lopping off his left hand at the wrist-joint, just as Inspector Harrington and six other police officers arrived at the scene.

It took all seven officers to hold the man down while the ambulance officers applied pressure bandages to stem the bleeding.

Inspector Harrington said that had the ambulance officers not been on hand the man might have died from massive blood loss. "It is one of the worst things I've seen in 16 years," Inspector Harrington said. "Police have reason to believe he was affected by amphetamines at the time.

"The man was taken under police restraint by ambulance to the small Inverell Base Hospital, where two local doctors performed emergency surgery while they awaited the arrival of an Air Ambulance plane and a physician with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service."

Inspector Harrington said officers recovered the severed body parts, which were later packed in ice in the hope they could be reattached with microsurgery.

The body parts accompanied the heavily sedated man on the Air Ambulance flight back to Sydney on Tuesday night.

On arrival at 10.30pm, the man was transferred to St George Hospital, where he underwent further surgery.

The hospital yesterday refused to reveal whether attempts to reattach the man's body parts were successful. However, the hospital did say that after the microsurgery the man was in a critical but stable condition.

Inspector Harrington said it had been a traumatic experience for ambulance and police officers involved.

"They [the police officers] have received some counselling today in relation to the incident," he said.


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To: dead
What a jerk off...or not.
41 posted on 09/18/2002 11:14:10 AM PDT by goodieD
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Joining the Choir Invisible isn't necessary for a Darwin. So long as this guy has no progeny, and assuming that the microsurgery isn't entirely successful, then he's in the running. (He gets my vote!!)
42 posted on 09/18/2002 11:15:51 AM PDT by Redcloak
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To: dead
It's a really nasty drug, though, from what I hear.

Folks on meth usually don't mutilate themselves--they are FAR more likely to attack someone else for no effin' reason at all.

43 posted on 09/18/2002 11:16:00 AM PDT by Poohbah
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To: dead
What is the problem with this... Victimless crime. I would rather dumb people hurt themselves and render themselves unable to reproduce vs. hurting others. I think they should patch him up and let him go.
44 posted on 09/18/2002 11:18:06 AM PDT by KansasConservative1
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To: dead
The ultimate whack job.

All's not lost though. He can hook up with these guys and do it again.

45 posted on 09/18/2002 11:18:45 AM PDT by spunkets
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To: dead
I would guess that if it were legal drug being abused, he might have to sue the company (how come they never try to sue the drug lords?). Since it probably illegal drugs, he will have to make do with suing the government for not protecting him from illegal drug; or maybe the ambulance crew for not reacting faster and keeping him from cutting on himself. Maybe they should have stood by and watched "in horror" as he bled to death...
46 posted on 09/18/2002 11:18:59 AM PDT by trebb
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To: coloradan; Poohbah
Supposing that you do, what would you prefer?

The Founders preferred that people generally adhere to the kindness of religious morality, which alone is the guarantor of successful self-governance. The Founders preferred that people honor the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness rather than the post-modernist nightmarish 'rights' to an early death, slavery to vice, and the pursuit of unneeded suffering.

47 posted on 09/18/2002 11:25:16 AM PDT by Cultural Jihad
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To: Poohbah
Folks on meth usually don't mutilate themselves--they are FAR more likely to attack someone else for no effin' reason at all.

Sounds quite similar to tequila in that respect.

48 posted on 09/18/2002 11:25:38 AM PDT by dead
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
No - a Darwin award is given if a person is removed from the gene pool - so if this guy can't reproduce anymore then he will be a contender.
49 posted on 09/18/2002 11:26:19 AM PDT by The FRugitive
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To: Cultural Jihad
Many of the founders also liked their beer, which can cause similar problems:

Truly legless – (Drunken knucklehead blows off his own leg with beer can)

50 posted on 09/18/2002 11:34:49 AM PDT by dead
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To: dead
Sounds quite similar to tequila in that respect.

You must be thinking of some corn liquor mix rather than distillates from 100% pure blue agave.


51 posted on 09/18/2002 11:37:03 AM PDT by Cultural Jihad
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To: Cultural Jihad
Si, ees the cheap stuff I seed making peeple loco.
52 posted on 09/18/2002 11:41:16 AM PDT by dead
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To: dead
Friendly word of advice to tequila drinkers: fercryinoutloud, DON'T EAT THE WORM!
53 posted on 09/18/2002 11:59:06 AM PDT by Poohbah
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To: mhking
This is another example of Darwin trying to remove the scum from the shallow end of the Gene Pool, and liberals keep screwing things up. Sewing back all of these parts and pieces is an absolute waste of tax payer money.

Cops of years past would have asked for the coroner's office. When asked if there was a dead person, they would have said when you get here!

I bet the total medical costs on this will be over $100,000 before this farce is over.
54 posted on 09/18/2002 12:06:47 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: r9etb
Balls on chin
55 posted on 09/18/2002 12:17:17 PM PDT by itssoamusing
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To: dead
Hold muh beer!

Oh, wait ... that's not muh beer!

56 posted on 09/18/2002 12:59:11 PM PDT by Gumlegs
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; maxwell; christine
there is one well thought out comment.........

I'm not so sure. If he cut off his left hand, he pretty much needed to be using his right hand. Chances are, therefore, that he's right-handed, and therefore he probably usually uses the right hand for self abuse (granted, this isn't always the case). Consequently it may have made more sense to say he didn't have a use for his right hand anymore. But don't worry, Miss Why, nobody expects a mere woman to be able to reason things out...

:^þ

:^)

57 posted on 09/18/2002 2:07:42 PM PDT by Argh
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To: Argh
Huh? What? I'm having trouble seeing the keyybbord thes dayys
58 posted on 09/18/2002 2:10:11 PM PDT by maxwell
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To: Argh; maxwell; christine
But don't worry, Miss Why, nobody expects a mere woman to be able to reason things out...

Oh that's OK Arghy, I'm sure you have much more practice at self abuse than I do.....................

59 posted on 09/18/2002 2:17:12 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: phasma proeliator
This is your D*ck on drugs, any questions?
60 posted on 09/18/2002 2:27:04 PM PDT by da_toolman
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