Report: Thomas Eric Duncan Came to the United States Because He Had Ebola

PJ Tatler ^ | October 3, 2014 | Bryan Preston

[2ndDivisionVet]

Thomas Eric Duncan aka Patient Zero traveled to the United States out of desperation. He knew that he had been exposed to Ebola, and knew that he could not get treatment where he lived in Liberia. He had seen a friend turned away from three hospitals, and then die of the disease.

So according to his former boss, he made the trip to the United States to obtain treatment. Monrovia (Liberia) Daily Observer reports.

About Duncan being aware of his medical condition before he left Liberia, his former boss, Mr. Henry Brunson, 60, manager of SafeWay Cargo, a licensed agent of FedEx, agreed that Duncan knew that he was infected with the virus, having directly participated in efforts to help save the life of his landlord’s daughter, who was pregnant. Mr. Brunson said Duncan was his “personal chauffeur” before he (Duncan) just “walked out” on September 4, and never saw nor heard from him again until it was reported that he had been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the US. He stated that while he is sorry that Duncan might have passed the virus to others over the last few days, he, however, said he is glad that Duncan is in the US where he would get the best treatment to survive. “If he were in Liberia, he was going to surely die,” Mr. Brunson added sadly.

Having come to the United States, lying about and concealing his condition along the way, Duncan has exposed his own family, residents in their apartment complex, kids in several Dallas schools, and who knows how many other people to the deadly Ebola virus...

[Captainpaintball]

Can someone with ebola strap dynamite to their chest and blow themselves up at the next SOTU address? Please?

I’m kidding of course. Except if I’m not.

[greeneyes]

One of the early articles said that it was paid for by a company credit card.

[blondee123]

Dallas considering charging him with a crime, the absolutely should!

[raybbr]

If this is true then why didn’t he go straight to a doctor when he got here?

[9YearLurker]

How about he knew he likely had Ebola?

[trebb]

I see no difference between someone who has HIV and knowingly spreads it to others and this man. If I had a potentially deadly disease and knew it, I would not knowingly contaminate innocent people. That is selfish and wrong.

A lot easier to say than do - especially when it isn't just a choice of "sharing" as in AIDS, but a case of trying to save one's own life. W all like to think we are highly moral beings, but we never really know until the fat lady starts warming up.

[SisterK]

There is a Mr. Mann in Payson, Arizona who has returned from ebola land. He is on a 21 day self imposed quarantine. But rather than quarantine by himself, he chose to quarantine with his wife and children. This I cannot understand.
source: local board, The Common Sense Show