Waddya know... we got a press conference.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:40 pm

Miami cannibal victim Ronald Poppo: 'He chewed up my face and plucked out my eyes' | Mail Online

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:44 pm

I've forgotten what spot's point was when he said this guy would be giving a press conference shortly after the attack. That his injuries weren't that severe? That they had lied about it so the cop would be covered for his use of "unnecessary force"? Something like that, right?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:53 pm

SnoozeAgain;1400057 wrote: I've forgotten what spot's point was when he said this guy would be giving a press conference shortly after the attack. That his injuries weren't that severe? That they had lied about it so the cop would be covered for his use of "unnecessary force"? Something like that, right? Yes

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:43 pm

Yeah, it was probably the cop that popped this guy's eyeballs out just to cover his ass.

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:16 am

SnoozeAgain;1400057 wrote: I've forgotten what spot's point was when he said this guy would be giving a press conference shortly after the attack. That his injuries weren't that severe? That they had lied about it so the cop would be covered for his use of "unnecessary force"? Something like that, right?

Let's get it right. I said, shortly after the attack, that Mr Poppo would eventually at some stage give a press conference. I said I'd come back to the thread and comment on "Police sources say the man had virtually no face and was unrecognizable". We've now seen photos of Mr Poppo taken since the attack. I was quite right, he's recognisable, the damage to his face is confined between his hairline and his upper lip.

We've not had a press conference yet. This week Miami news station WFOR-TV reported the content of a police interview that was taped on July 19. Mr Poppo still hasn't appeared before the press.

I was annoyed by the lies and speculation in the initial press reports which aimed to demonize Rudy Eugene. All the stuff about cannibalism, for example. The claim that he'd stripped Mr Poppo naked. The mephedrone "bath salts". I'm still annoyed by it all, it's achieved what it set out to do which is to prevent reasoned discussion of the day's events.

There was a dirty fight. It seems likely to have been unprovoked. The idea that it could only have been stopped by killing Rudy Eugene is disgraceful.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:50 am

What with the Hiroshima topic and this one........are you in a constant state of chagrin ?

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:22 am

spot;1400095 wrote: ...I was quite right, he's recognisable, the damage to his face is confined between his hairline and his upper lip...

Recognizable to whom? :wah:

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:31 am

SnoozeAgain;1400146 wrote: Recognizable to whom? :wah:

We'll see, of course, when he holds a press conference. What's not true is that his face was ripped off in the attack. He lost an eye and nose. People have worse happen during shunts on the turnpike every day. Let's wait and see when he's not covered in bandages and plaster, shall we?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:17 am

Just an eye and a nose then.........both ears and an eye....and his lips intact.

Bloody papers exaggerating again.

Seriously..............what percentage would be enough to use the 'Face ripped off' analogy ?

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:22 am

Bruv;1400172 wrote: Seriously..............what percentage would be enough to use the 'Face ripped off' analogy ?
There's a list of treated instances at Face transplant

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:26 am

spot;1400174 wrote: There's a list of treated instances at Face transplant
That's not an answer to the question asked.

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:19 pm

Bruv;1400175 wrote: That's not an answer to the question asked.

Oh but it is. Each instance in the article describes the damage which I reckon qualifies it as "Face ripped off". It saves me from typing a screenload of detail.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:22 pm

spot;1400186 wrote: Oh but it is. Each instance in the article describes the damage which I reckon qualifies it as "Face ripped off". It saves me from typing a screenload of detail.
You can talk of screenload of detail, what might be called poetic or writer's licence...............but you stick like glue on such minute detail from reports taken when the blood was still flowing.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:40 pm

If 15.23% more flesh had been torn from the left quadrant of his chin to the lower occipital eye ridge, then that might... *might* qualify as having his 'face ripped off.' But spot would have to carefully review the depth of the flesh removed, hypodermis has to be exposed. He still has his ears as well, so that's a few points off as well.

Post by **spot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:44 pm

Just take my word for it snooze. I understand things like this.

Post by **spot** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:31 am

Just so we're all singing off the same hymn sheet, are we agreed Mr Poppo's not given a press conference yet? Despite the thread title?