Man who donated his mother's body for Alzheimer's research discovers it was sold to the US Millitary

[julianalexander745]

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and blown up in 'blast test'!

Man who donated his mom's body for dementia research learns it was strapped to a chair and blown up | Daily Mail Online

 

[julianalexander745]

Ethical?

Bombs need testin'.

 

[Cooky]

...
and blown up in 'blast test'!

Man who donated his mom's body for dementia research learns it was strapped to a chair and blown up | Daily Mail Online

Uh, boy...

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Ethical?

Bombs need testin'.

Alzheimers research is immeasurable more important than needlessly blowing stuff up.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Alzheimers research is immeasurable more important than needlessly blowing stuff up.

But now we know the effect of high explosives on Alzheimer's patients. So two birds, right?

 

[Spirit of Light]

That say a lot about American military, and how little they care about people.

 

[Revoltingest]

That say a lot about American military, and how little they care about people.

Their business is breaking things & killing people.
Doing that better than an aggressor ensures survival.
It's one reason that you're not posting auf Deutsch.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Their business is breaking things & killing people.
Doing that better than an aggressor ensures survival.
It's one reason that you're not posting auf Deutsch.

Their business is to stay in America and protect the life of the americans sick or not alike.
Not killing their own people, or test or explode them when they are dead

 

[Howard Is]

That say a lot about American military, and how little they care about people.

I guess you know about Bikini Atoll. And the tests in Nevada. Absolutely sickening.

 

[Howard Is]

Their business is breaking things & killing people.
Doing that better than an aggressor ensures survival.
It's one reason that you're not posting auf Deutsch.

Have you read The Prince and Art of War by Machiavelli ?
He would disagree with you, and go on to explain how mistreatment of the people makes them uncooperative and less productive.

General Curtis Goatheart doesn’t have the grey matter to figure that out.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I guess you know about Bikini Atoll. And the tests in Nevada. Absolutely sickening.

Yes, I have heard about it. And i found it shocking that people at that time accepted that their government nuked their own land to test a bomb.

 

[Howard Is]

Yes, I have heard about it. And i found it shocking that people at that time accepted that their government nuked their own land to test a bomb.

And, put the inhabitants back on irradiated islands to study their horrible demise.

Makes Saddam Hussein look like a nice fella. Like them.

 

[Spirit of Light]

And, put the inhabitants back on irradiated islands to study their horrible demise.

Yes, again it just shows that government and military do not care diddly squat about civilian lives

 

[Howard Is]

Yes, again it just shows that government and military do not care diddly squat about civilian lives

The world is run by psychopaths. I am absolutely serious.

But thanks to democracy, we can choose our preferred psychopaths.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Have you read The Prince and Art of War by Machiavelli ?
He would disagree with you, and go on to explain how mistreatment of the people makes them uncooperative and less productive.

General Curtis Goatheart doesn’t have the grey matter to figure that out.

The Art Of War is by Sun Tzu, not Machiavelli. https://sites.ualberta.ca/~enoch/Readings/The_Art_Of_War.pdf

 

[Revoltingest]

Their business is to stay in America and protect the life of the americans sick or not alike.
Not killing their own people, or test or explode them when they are dead

Better to explode dead than live ones.
Such research is important.
Being grisly & offensive to delicate sensibilities makes it no less so.

 

[Revoltingest]

Have you read The Prince and Art of War by Machiavelli ?

I read The Prince.
Better than reading The Art Of War (not by Machiavelli), learn to play go.

He would disagree with you, and go on to explain how mistreatment of the people makes them uncooperative and less productive.

You have him disagreeing with a point I'm not making.
No people are being mistreated in this issue.
But corpses are being put to use.
(Even Da Vinci mutilated corpses for science too. It's one
reason his paintings are more lifelike than lesser painters.)
Machiavelli never criticized that.

General Curtis Goatheart doesn’t have the grey matter to figure that out.

There are people who don't see the larger picture, or
the wisdom of Machiavelli, or who learn from history.
And they can become generals.
Nonetheless, war happens in an environment of advancing
technology & adaptations to it. To eschew research is to put
oneself at a disadvantage if military conflict arises.

And research is a reason that you too aren't posting auf Deutch.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Better to explode dead than live ones.
Such research is important.
Being grisly & offensive to delicate sensibilities makes it no less so.

I have no respect for the military institution of any country, not only the American.
And why do we need to develop weapons that do more and more damage to civilians who do not want the war in the first place?

 

[Revoltingest]

I have no respect for the military institution of any country, not only the American.

I'm not big on respecting them either.
Nonetheless, I see their usefulness.
Of course the military often misbehaves & is misused by leaders.
It requires continuous wary watching & managing.

And why do we need to develop weapons that do more and more damage to civilians who do not want the war in the first place?

There is no need to do that.
It's just often an unfortunate consequence.
But that doesn't mean that we should abandon having a military.
Why?
Aggressive enemies won't take that pollyanna attitude.

Let's consider WW2 again....
Norway was neutral, & became occupied by Nazi Germany.
Responsibility to stop Hitler fell to countries willing to design,
build & use weapons. I prefer this to the Norwegian approach,
which would allow Hitler to impose his reign upon the world.

 

[Howard Is]

I read The Prince.
Better than reading The Art Of War (not by Machiavelli), learn to play go.

You have him disagreeing with a point I'm not making.
No people are being mistreated in this issue.
But corpses are being put to use.
(Even Da Vinci mutilated corpses for science too. It's one
reason his paintings are more lifelike than lesser painters.)
Machiavelli never criticized that.

There are people who don't see the larger picture, or
the wisdom of Machiavelli, or who learn from history.
And they can become generals.
Nonetheless, war happens in an environment of advancing
technology & adaptations to it. To eschew research is to put
oneself at a disadvantage if military conflict arises.

And research is a reason that you too aren't posting auf Deutch.

I know there is an Art of War by Sun Tzu, there is also a book of the same name by Machiavelli.

Whether or not the corpse is being ‘put to good use’, it is terrible public relations, which was my point.

The most salient point though, is that the corpse was donated by the son for research into Altzheimers. He was treated shockingly. Absolutely gross heartlessness. That is the issue.

The general should use one of his deceased family members for bomb tests and target practice.
The military showed an appalling lack of sensitivity. As human as a rabid dog.