Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6113792-20130125114314/@comment-6127554-20130126044431

1. This is in 1972, there wouldn't necessarily have to be any exact dates, actual names or anything. Camera cellphones didn't exist, nor did YouTube or Facebook or any social media like that. It could've easily been silenced by the government.

2. You will still need to have very long and sharp teeth to bury them in a kitten.

3. No one said that she tore only a part of the kitten and tossed it. It is said she threw the kitten away, not a part of it. They could've all been in schock, so maybe no one did notice her teeth. Maybe there were only two people there, one looking at the kitten, one screaming or something. It doesn't say how many were watching. Or maybe she closed her mouth really fast. Being expressionless also implies not opening your mouth, does it not?

4. Of course they would've sedated her. If you met someone like her, wouldn't you prefer her to be both sedated and restrained? No matter the cost. It's a matter of safety.

5. You have a point in this one.

6. Has it not occurred to you that maybe the hospital was understaffed or simply busy? So maybe the people holding her in the picture is actually surgeons or nurses just coming out of surgery.

7. Who would not put a blanket on her? It is standard procedure. If they were treating a mute patient they would put a blanket on him too.

8. I do think there are sharp creases on all shirts.

9. What if she was not actually struggling in the picture? What if the picture was taken when she was just leaning with extreme force forward and not trashing from side to side? Then her hair wouldn't be moving at all. Also; have you ever heard about a thing called hair spray?

10. See 9.

11. Maybe in that exact moment the hand was open. Otherwise you might have a point.

It doesn't look to me like the shoulder socket is out of place, really.

1. You're not quoting it properly, there is a paragraph break before "From the moment...", which reads totally natural to me. It says nothing about any chunks of kitten, so enough with the chunks already. It's the whole kitten! No one says this was written by a hospital staff member. It could as well have been written by someone who had the story told to them by a person on the staff.

2. How do you not do that? She obviously leaned down, which it says, which you quoted. Maybe she whispered really loudly, like they do in the movies (the alien in Independence Day, e.g).

I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these counterpoints.

Sweet, spiky dreams, dude!