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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

wtf is with the click baity shit title? there was never any mention of a penis in the story. in fact the entire story was completely different to the title.

[–] Living_Dead@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago

No mention of chopping off and burning his dick, just talked about self harm and him burning the garage. Wonder if this was edited afterwards or open is just projecting?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Mentally ill person harms himself in a terrible way and the response of the state is to put him in jail? That's so American.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's really getting the shaft

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

To be fair though the state was in a bit of a pickle.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

So he can get raped and become more mentally ill. Makes sense

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Well we can't just let him cut off his own penis and set it on fire again

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Sounds too much like work.

[–] lokalhorst@feddit.org 63 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I know it's a cultural thing, but as a European I never understood why the US doesn't protect the identity of mentally ill people.

[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

for-profit prisons and a 24-hour news cycle. i was never a fan of public mugshots, since they can stay online forever even if the charges are dropped

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 18 points 2 days ago

In medicine, the entire mental health part of a chart remains hidden unless there’s a mental health reason to break past that block. And since every click in medical charting is recorded, you’re not doing that for fun and keeping your job. Nvm the fact that most of the people with access to the medical chart would respect the info anyway.

And yet, anyone else with a camera and a platform is free to spew.

[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

The whole country is, so if they didn't violate those rights nothing would get done.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 days ago

Half of the country is mentally ill. It's just normal for them

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

what is the charge, burning a penis? a succulent penis?!

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is decockracy manifest.

[–] M137@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago
[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Annikin, is that you?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Is that really a crime? I can’t see that really causing property damage. Shouldn’t he just be in the hospital to get stabilized on medication?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Police and firefighters responded to the property on May 6 after receiving a report of a stabbing and a fire at a detached garage. According to investigators, a nearby resident noticed flames coming from the garage and alerted the property owners

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Yea I know I read that but there wasn’t a stabbing.,that’s when he cut his d off.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago

His attorney says the case has raised serious questions about his mental state

No shit, Sherlock

[–] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thought they had duplicated the mug shot at first, then I realised he must have been beside himself

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I thought they were before and after pictures.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dicks off to pay respects.

That's not very Harambe of you.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago

After the first frame I thought his opponent was going to be his penis

[–] Art3mis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago

Wake up babe, new bottom surgery just dopped

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mine has led me into trouble, but I was never that annoyed with it.

good attitude. No point having a short temper at your short comings.

So? I did this last Tuesday and you don't see me bragging about it.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's kinda cute. Shame about the penis and mental health.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yup. He might have no balls but he has two strikes against him.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Dude took Zardoz way too seriously

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My God. Did ... did they at least manage to save the penis?

[–] JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

"Eeek! A penis!"

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Did I miss something in the article? Apart from the headline, nothing says anything about being dismembered. It says he was stabbed.

Article says he lied about being stabbed once at the hospital and that the wound was self inflicted, but yeah there's no mention of what the actual harm was

the real article is members only

[–] MJF@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why are people hating their penises right now? This dude and the firecracker dude... chill with the penile punishment!

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe he was on PCP like that guy from Wu Tang who cut off his wang

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Poor guy. Imagine you're so depressed you cut your dick off and jump from a second-story balcony in order to die, but you fail that and have to continue living with the depression, but now also with injuries, and permanently without a dick.

Btw is that article written by AI? It's all over the place with first just briefly mentioning the cutting off his dick story, then talking about ticket prices and touring.

[–] sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Cocks are great just not on me, or him. 🤣

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