Desperate times call for desperate measures. And, apparently, really desperate times call for really desperate measures. Especially if you are a certain mid-20's man in Hayden, Idaho.
Really desperate times: the man believed that he bore the sign of Satan.
Really desperate measures: he cut off his own hand using a circular saw and proceeded to cook the emancipated body part in the microwave.
Okay…wait…what?!
Yes, the man seems to have been reading too much of the ol' Bible.
The Book of Revelation in the New Testament contains a passage in which an angel is quoted as saying: ''If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink the wine of God's fury.''
The book of Matthew also contains the passage: ''And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for you whole body to do into hell.''
Though authorities at the Kootenai County Department commented on the sadness of the mental illness exhibited by his acts, it is not known whether the man has a history of MI. At this point, we also don't know which hand did the giving and which did the receiving, nor do we know whether the passive hand was later reattached.
We do know, however, that the man had a little bit of sanity or foresight or grounding or whatever you want to call it, as he went to work. For one, he called 911. Furthermore, he put a tourniquet onto his arm to save himself from bleeding to death.
At least he took safety precautions, right, people?! And kudos on the post-modification electromagnetic wave-induced modification. Idaho man for body mod of the year?
Fatality's hand was also in a microwave once. When her brother tried to cram her baby form into one many years ago…
Wow. Don't people know you're not supposed to take that Bible thing literally? We'd have millions of handless people running around if that was the case.
In all reality...this is actually extremely sad. How does one go so far as to cut off their own hand? What kind of mental illness causes you to dissociate from your necessary body parts?
reinforcing the school of thought that the bible is not meant to be taken literally.
of course, jesus freaks out there will still point to the passage that says "man shall not lay with another man" to support their homophobic beliefs. i guess that makes them as crazy as this guy?
Fatality
SUICIDEGIRL
Florida, USA
JAN 10, 2008 12:17 AM