[Gay State Conservative]

It is quite possible that the jury made the right decision, for the right reasons...."

The guy performed a surgical procedure,without the benefit of a medical degree,on a guy who died! That may or may not be the way it's done in Nigeria,but one would think that an advanced (well,scientifically advanced,at least) nation like Ireland would insist on slightly higher standards.

[Mount Athos]

Puncturing a daughters ears is also technically a "surgical procedure". If the child dies from a resultant ear lobe infection, is that also "reckless endangerment"?

I'm not equating the danger of both procedures, but just pointing out that home surgery doesn't necessarily equal reckless endangerment.

Does the law require that the man himself believed he was recklessly endangering his patient? Or does the law instead hang on whether a "reasonable man" would believe what he did was recklessly endangering? The law could have been written either way.

How risky is doing it at home, was the fellow just especially unlucky? (this was required by jewish law for thousands of years before modern science) Did he apply anti-biotic ointment or take other sterilization precautions?

[kstewskis]

one would think that an advanced (well,scientifically advanced,at least) nation like Ireland would insist on slightly higher standards.

But, that would be using white western values as a standard. Can't have that now, can we?

/grrrrr