2 Georgia Men Survive Suicide Attempt After Cutting Own Arms Off With Saw

Fox News ^ | Friday, March 09, 2007 | Fox News

[Popman]

Two Georgia men survived a gruesome suicide attempt Friday after cutting their own arms off with a saw, reported Atlanta's Journal Constitution.

The 40 and 41-year-old men managed to remove three of their four arms, cutting them about six inches about their wrists, Atlanta Police Major Lane Hagin told the Journal.

The men left a suicide note with the manager of their apartment building saying they were killing themselves because they were recently diagnosed with HIV and their business had failed, according to police.

The men are in stable condition at a local hospital and will undergo psychiatric tests, a police spokesman said.

[Popman]

Someone didn't think this though. One guy was going to have to cut off his last arm by magic

[aomagrat]

Talk about throwing in your hand...

[So Cal Rocket]

No doubt that their inability to do adequate planning is why their business failed.

[Dallas59]

"You cut my arms off....then I cut yours off.....uh....wait...I'll cut yours off first...uh..."

[Dallas59]

The men are in stable condition at a local hospital and will undergo psychiatric tests, a police spokesman said.

And an IQ test...

[mtbopfuyn]

Oh great, HIV infected blood spewed all over the apartment.

Lemme guess, the owner of the 4th arm was nominated to dial 911.

[truth_seeker]

"As a Duncan Hunter supporter I am choosing not to engage in debate on this Rudy Giuliani thread on Free Republic."

What else are table saws for?

[CindyDawg]

Uh? We have a problem. How do we cut the last one off?

[Grizzled Bear]

Maybe this is the new "in-thing" like piercings, tatoos and brandings. Soon the shopping malls will be packed with kids wearing baggy pants and missing arms.

[digger48]

Their business is gonna be a little short-handed, come Monday

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

Just when you think you've heard it all . . . . . .

[Ken522]

These two HIV-infected dolts are being kept alive thanks to the enforced generosity of the US taxpayer!

[SteveMcKing]

They were probably aware that wrist-slitting often fails, and figured a (power?) saw would do the job.

[digger48]

Not to mention my regularly donated and untainted blood

[Dallas59]

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Maybe this is the new "in-thing" like piercings, tatoos ....

Lends a whole new thrill to 'body modification' I'd guess...

[FreedomCalls]

"'tis but a scratch!"

[Johnstone]

Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?
Think of me as your friend,
And I think we can make it.
One more time, if we try.
One more time for all of the old old old times.

"Midnight Blue" by Melissa Manchester

[MPJackal]

It's just a scratch!

[MPJackal]

Beat me by 25 seconds.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I feel sorry for the cops and other emergency personnel who had to respond to this gruesome scene. What the hell were these guys thinking?

[gate2wire]

"...and their business had failed..."

What was their business? Selling hands? I guess they didn't have enough inventory.

[WorkingClassFilth]

The term 'gay' is such a joke. These two miserable people are anything but.

[Delta 21]

Its just a scratch!

[Popman]

Lemme guess, the owner of the 4th arm was nominated to dial 911.

I didn't think about that.

Reminds me of the six P's

Piss Poor Planning Prevents Positive Performance

[pollyannaish]

Oh man. This is really sad. On so many levels.

[Paved Paradise]

You know, that was so bad, but I laughed so hard, I'm ashamed to admit it. Talk about a couple of goobers.

[Popman]

I feel sorry for the cops and other emergency personnel who had to respond to this gruesome scene. What the hell were these guys thinking?

I'm sure it will eventually show up on one the dozen of versions of CSI

[Paved Paradise]

It really wouldn't surprise me what with the tongue splitting and the latest rage, where people impale their backs with a hook and hang from it. I forget the term for it.

[Mr. Mulliner]

...survived a gruesome suicide attempt Friday after cutting their own arms off with a saw...

I think I finally understand. For the longest time I thought they had survived their suicide attempt because they cut their arms off. I was reading this article looking for some plan they'd put in motion to kill themselves, thinking they'd had second thoughts and escaped by cutting their arms off.

Now I see that they really are just stupid idiots who don't know how to do themselves in and have only made their lives that much more miserable.

[happygrl]

Some may laugh.

But what despair these men must have been in.

[billhilly]

To me, it seems cruel to prolong the suffering of these individuals.

[Popman]

...where people impale their backs with a hook and hang from it. I forget the term for it.

Not sure myself..................but I's just simplify it by calling insane

[Anti-Bubba182]

Sheesh somebody ought to help these two out.

Doesn't an HIV diagnosis qualify for 100% disablity payments?

[Brilliant]

Now they can sue under the ADA.

[Jane Austen]

Every day the news is full of craziness. I read of somebody going around the country holding castration live shows. Sick.

[navysealdad]

Well, you got to hand it to them they tried. I just can't put my finger on they were thinking

[Popman]

But what despair these men must have been in.

Let's see, they are going broke, they are gay, they are HIV

Life certainly can get very tough, but doing something as stupid and inane as this ?

So you compound your situation by committing suicide by cutting off your arm?

No, there is something way more bizarre going on here.

[liege]

They weren't related to that guy who torched his testicles, were they?

[Popman]

I read of somebody going around the country holding castration live shows. Sick.

As in Human?

[hellbender]

Like Rudy, they didn't support the right to bear arms.

The 2nd Amendment was just an old saw to them.

[Hammerhead]

This is definetly NOT a, "Hold muh beer!" thread.

[Grizzled Bear]

I forget the term for it.

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Ignorant?

[Grizzled Bear]

Maybe if they cut each other's heads off instead it would have worked. ;-)

[Popman]

Now they can sue under the ADA.

Yeah, both HIV and armless, not to mention beyond stupid.

At 40 an 41 years old, we will be paying for 40 years

[Argus]

They couldn't afford sleeping pills so this was their second choice?

[freeangel]

"what the hell were these guys thinking?"

My guess is that they don't think. That's how they got the disease and they don't care about anyone else getting it. It's all about them after all.

[mmanager]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

That's the best I have heard all week. Thanks for the smile to start the weekend!

[Popman]

This is definitely NOT a, "Hold muh beer!" thread.

Snort and LOL