Indiana Man Allegedly Cuts Off Penis, Sets It on Fire With Gasoline and Lighters, Police Say

https://townflex.com/indiana-man-allegedly-cuts-off-penis-sets-it-on-fire-with-gasoline-and-lighters/

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55 Comments

lokalhorst@feddit.org · 90 pts · 47d (5 replies)

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.

Zephorah@discuss.online · 24 pts · 47d

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.

luthis@lemmy.nz · 18 pts · 47d (1 reply)

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

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 46d

30%

toxicbubble@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 46d

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

iocase@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 46d

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

expatriado@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 47d (4 replies)

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

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 46d (3 replies)

A succulent charred penis

hexdream@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 46d

Annikin, is that you?

hardcoreufo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 45d (1 reply)

This is decockracy manifest.

M137@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 45d

De-cockery

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 42 pts · 46d (5 replies)

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 · 14 pts · 45d (2 replies)

It’s a real dick move

Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 45d (1 reply)

He's really getting the shaft

skeezix@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 45d

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

bcgm3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 46d

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

Formfiller@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 46d

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

NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 46d

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

No shit, Sherlock

empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 28 pts · 47d (1 reply)

luthis@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 47d

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

postnataldrip@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 46d (1 reply)

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

AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d

I thought they were before and after pictures.

Art3mis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 46d

Wake up babe, new bottom surgery just dopped

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 47d

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 47d (1 reply)

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

JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 46d

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

Fedizen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 46d (1 reply)

Dicks off to pay respects.

FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 8 pts · 46d

That's not very Harambe of you.

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d

Dude took Zardoz way too seriously

Formfiller@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 46d (2 replies)

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 pts · 45d (1 reply)

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 pts · 45d

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

MJF@thelemmy.club · 4 pts · 47d (1 reply)

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

Zorque@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 46d

Don't kinkshame

OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d (1 reply)

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

skeezix@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d

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

kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d (2 replies)

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

JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d

the real article is members only

MrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.place · 1 pts · 46d

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

VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 45d

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

Smoogs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 45d (1 reply)

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 pts · 45d

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?

kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 47d
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 46d (3 replies)

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

JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 46d (2 replies)

no. it ran away.

FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d

😬

RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 47d (4 replies)

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

victorz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 47d (2 replies)

Wait what now

RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 46d (1 reply)
victorz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d

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.

ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 46d

Wah?

Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 45d

Sounds too much like work.

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 46d

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