Things went terribly wrong for a former Jehovah’s Witness when he circumcised his four-year-old son at home with a razor blade and blood coagulant meant for horses. The man initially became interested in circumcision after reading books by some crackpot religious fanatic who advocates it (and who also claims that there are Biblical answers to “all of the problems in society, including the number of abortions and homosexuals, and the national debt.” Someone should really let Obama know…)
After hearing a radio show on circumcision, the man decided to circumcise himself using a razor, Band-Aids, peroxide, a roll of gauze and a clear plastic ring that he believed would act as an anesthetic. The home surgery resulted in bleeding of his foreskin in nine places, which doctors sutured at hospital; his penis became infected. Apparently his own experience didn’t deter him from practicing his new trade. While at the hospital, he asked doctors about the procedure since it was not possible at the time of his son’s birth due to his small size. Doctors advised against circumcising a four-year-old boy and refused to help him.
Disregarding the medical professionals’ advice, he bought a blood coagulant used for horses because it was cheaper than that for humans. He told his son that the procedure might hurt a bit but not for long, and that it would grant him “extra special protection from God“, allowing him to eat Passover lamb, ice cream and pick all the movies he wanted for a week. He also said told his son that it would be difficult to stay together as a family if the boy didn’t agree to be circumcised.
He then gave his son a teacup of homemade honey wine with eight to 12 percent alcohol. When the man’s hand slipped during the pseudo-circumcision he used paper towels and the veterinary blood coagulant but the poor boy still had to go to hospital. Among numerous problems that occurred: The blades the man used were neither sharp nor sterile. The kitchen cutting board under the boy’s penis could have been covered with bacteria from food. The veterinary coagulant was inappropriate and could have led to bleeding, infection and necrosis.
To no surprise, the man was found guilty of negligence causing bodily harm. My question: What the hell was his wife doing while he mutilated their son???
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chadin on 10.20.2009
Jehovah’s Witless
The $@bs on 10.20.2009
Lmao – yea that’s more accurate!