Police say man threw his ill wife from balcony

[The Whistle Is Screaming]

Here's a feel good story for most of us.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20297388?GT1=10252

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.

Is this really much different from "pulling the plug" or going Dr. K on someone? I say make the dude clean up the mess, serve a little community service time and move along.

BTW we'll be needing a KC area clone sign in, just to be sure.

[ElTaco]

Did she agree to be tossed? Thats the big difference between the man and Dr. K. If she wasn't a veg, then pulling the plug and this have nothing to do with each other.

[Dinsdale]

Is this really much different from "pulling the plug" or going Dr. K on someone?

Here in Oregon, Assisted Suicide is legal.

But, among other requirements, there's one very specific stipulation -- the potential-carcass has to actually be willing.

That's requirement #1. There's others, including having multiple doctors sign off on it too, but the consent part is pretty huge, with a whole boatload of safegaurds to ensure it's the last resort. And I'm fairly certain that "just couldn't afford it" isn't one of the acceptable reasons.

[Neely8]

I blame smokers. Their raising the health care costs forced his guy to kill his wife......

Fat people and illegal immigrants have no blame here......

[BSmack]

I blame smokers. Their raising the health care costs forced his guy to kill his wife......

Fat people and illegal immigrants have no blame here......

She was down to 75 lbs. I doubt she was fat. Unless she was related to TVO.

[Felix]

I blame smokers

Jimmy Meds just swooned.....

[War Wagon]

The body of Criste Reimer, 47, was found Tuesday night outside the apartment building, near the upscale Country Club Plaza shopping district.

Gee, he couldn't afford her medical care, but he could afford to live in some swanky Plaza apartment?

Go figure.

Oh, and supposedly he kissed he good-bye before tossing her over the railing. Now how the fuck would anyone know that? Because he told them? Well, ok. I guess we should believe everything he has to say.

Dude shoulda' jumped right along with her.

[Bobby42]

"Can you fly, baby?"

[Goober McTuber]

Dude shoulda' jumped right along with her.

No shit. That would have been the ultimate.


“I know you are but what am I?”

“Dead.”

[smackaholic]

75 lbs? maybe he was just trying to make her into a kite?

[LTS TRN 2]

I blame a balls out PNAC conspiracy. Have a look http://www.aviationexplorer.com/Pentagon_757.swf

Perhaps, babs, but in this case I think the man was venting his pent up regret at having been saddled with such misery. Surely he could have chosen some much gentler passage, some more graceful if not dignified commencement. But no, he wanted her to share his horror of a life pissed away strapped to a nutcase with a rotted uterus! It's Wozzeck, Kansas City style.

[Ace]

The marketplace works its magic once again

[War Wagon]

Here's a feel good story for most of us.

Sadly enough, you are correct.

I have no doubt that to most of the losers on this board, this is a feel good story.

You read about something like this and say to yourself, hey, at least I'm not that fucked up.

[Goober McTuber]

Here's a feel good story for most of us.

Sadly enough, you are correct.

I have no doubt that to most of the losers on this board, this is a feel good story.

You read about something like this and say to yourself, hey, at least I'm not that fucked up.

Whitey, I read one of your posts and say, hey, at least I'm not that fucked up.