Dr. Kevorkian passed away this morning

[mredskins]

i would love to know where he ended up in the after life. IMO it should be heaven, to many people are kept alive that honestly are better off dead.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by mredskins

i would love to know where he ended up in the after life. IMO it should be heaven, to many people are kept alive that honestly are better off dead.

Correct...there is a big difference between Life and existence.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by mredskins

i would love to know where he ended up in the after life. IMO it should be heaven, to many people are kept alive that honestly are better off dead.

Probably a casket or urn like the rest of us my man.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Probably a casket or urn like the rest of us my man.

lol don't open that can of worms

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by mredskins

i would love to know where he ended up in the after life. IMO it should be heaven, to many people are kept alive that honestly are better off dead.

Unless he had a change of heart when meeting the good Lord, I don't think he took the "Up" elevator. Keep in mind this guy wasn't taking people off artificial life support, he was setting them up to kill themselves by the push of a button. In the case he was convicted for, he administered the lethal injection.



Although Kevorkian claimed to be an advocate for the terminally ill, by the estimation of the investigative reporters at the Detroit Free Press, at least 60% of the people who committed suicide with Kevorkian's help were not terminally ill. Furthermore, the reporters found that:

• Kevorkian's counseling was often limited to phone calls and brief meetings that included family members and friends.
• There was no psychiatric examination in at least 19 Kevorkian suicides, including several in which friends or family had responded that the patient was despondent over matters other than health.
• In at least 17 assisted suicides in which people complained of chronic pain, Kevorkian did not refer the patients to a pain specialist.
• Kevorkian's access to medical records varied widely; in some instances, he received only a brief summary of the attending physician's prognosis.
• Autopsies of at least three Kevorkian suicides revealed no anatomical evidence of disease.
• At least 19 patients died less than 24 hours after meeting Kevorkian for the first time.

Kevorkian was also stripped of his medical license.

Here's a portion of the classic version of the Hippocratic Oath translated into English:


-I will apply dietic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.
-I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Unless he had a change of heart when meeting the good Lord, I don't think he took the "Up" elevator. Keep in mind this guy wasn't taking people off artificial life support, he was setting them up to kill themselves by the push of a button. In the case he was convicted for, he administered the lethal injection.




Although Kevorkian claimed to be an advocate for the terminally ill, by the estimation of the investigative reporters at the Detroit Free Press, at least 60% of the people who committed suicide with Kevorkian's help were not terminally ill. Furthermore, the reporters found that:

• Kevorkian's counseling was often limited to phone calls and brief meetings that included family members and friends.
• There was no psychiatric examination in at least 19 Kevorkian suicides, including several in which friends or family had responded that the patient was despondent over matters other than health.
• In at least 17 assisted suicides in which people complained of chronic pain, Kevorkian did not refer the patients to a pain specialist.
• Kevorkian's access to medical records varied widely; in some instances, he received only a brief summary of the attending physician's prognosis.
• Autopsies of at least three Kevorkian suicides revealed no anatomical evidence of disease.
• At least 19 patients died less than 24 hours after meeting Kevorkian for the first time.

Kevorkian was also stripped of his medical license.

Here's a portion of the classic version of the Hippocratic Oath translated into English:


-I will apply dietic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.
-I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.

Eyeroll at the assumption there's some higher power that gives a shit what Jack Kevorkian did on this Earth.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Eyeroll at the assumption there's some higher power that gives a shit what Jack Kevorkian did on this Earth.

Eyeroll at the assumption that I give a shit what your opinion is of my beliefs.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Eyeroll at the assumption that I give a shit what your opinion is of my beliefs.

Your beliefs are idiotic.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Your beliefs are idiotic.

I tend to lean to the side that their is no super power but to say to SS33 he is idiot for believing that just makes you look like a bully on the playground trying to pick a fight. What you care what he believes? It is his mind his life he is not treading on you.

I honestly don't think you care you are just bored and looking to instigate a fight.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I honestly don't think you care you are just bored and looking to instigate a fight.

Ditto.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I tend to lean to the side that their is no super power but to say to SS33 he is idiot for believing that just makes you look like a bully on the playground trying to pick a fight. What you care what he believes? It is his mind his life he is not treading on you.

I honestly don't think you care you are just bored and looking to instigate a fight.

Dammit. My reputation precedes me.