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Someone died. let us not quibble. edit: One of the above articles explicitly says decapitation. If someone has a coroners report i'm all ears

lowboy 13y ago
> an 18 year old in the NYC area actually was decapitated ... Yes, Decapitated. Let us not sensationalize when we don't know the facts either, shall we?
- DanBC 13y ago
  It's a quote from a news report.
  - lowboy 13y ago
    This is the only quote from those two news articles that contains "decapitation", and indeed the only instance of the word: > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,”
orik 13y ago
The difference in decapitation and blunt force trama is huge. People die every day. Being squeamish is no excuse for not reporting accurate and honest information.
- jessedhillon 13y ago
  What is your basis for disagreement here? OP pointed to something which literally uses the word "decapitation" what leads you to believe that it's an erroneous use?
  - icebraining 13y ago
    Having seen the picture, I can assure you it wasn't decapitation. I can also say I regretted looking at it, and strongly advise against it.
  - lowboy 13y ago
    Because the article quotes someone who has a misunderstanding of the word "decapitation": > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,”
yoodenvranx 13y ago
There were pictures on /r/morbidreality (better don't go there) which are said to be from this incident. It was no decapitation but a severe head trauma.
lowboy 13y ago
Searching those two pages yielded one instance of "decapitation": > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,” So I think it's safe to say that a witness report from a 13-year-old who misuses the word "decapitation" doesn't make for a good source.

lowboy 13y ago

> an 18 year old in the NYC area actually was decapitated ... Yes, Decapitated. Let us not sensationalize when we don't know the facts either, shall we?

DanBC 13y ago
It's a quote from a news report.
- lowboy 13y ago
  This is the only quote from those two news articles that contains "decapitation", and indeed the only instance of the word: > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,”

orik 13y ago

The difference in decapitation and blunt force trama is huge. People die every day. Being squeamish is no excuse for not reporting accurate and honest information.

jessedhillon 13y ago
What is your basis for disagreement here? OP pointed to something which literally uses the word "decapitation" what leads you to believe that it's an erroneous use?
- icebraining 13y ago
  Having seen the picture, I can assure you it wasn't decapitation. I can also say I regretted looking at it, and strongly advise against it.
- lowboy 13y ago
  Because the article quotes someone who has a misunderstanding of the word "decapitation": > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,”

yoodenvranx 13y ago

There were pictures on /r/morbidreality (better don't go there) which are said to be from this incident. It was no decapitation but a severe head trauma.

lowboy 13y ago

Searching those two pages yielded one instance of "decapitation": > “I was playing at the park and we came into the clearing and we just saw a body on the floor,” said Maria Delgado, 13. “He was just decapitated — the whole top of his head was gone,” So I think it's safe to say that a witness report from a 13-year-old who misuses the word "decapitation" doesn't make for a good source.