Leaving aside the USA culture, I think the issue is that the defendant did not back off when his objective was achieved. Restraint is one thing, though in the UK with no provocation that would be bat… (View Post)

Penny had him in a strangulation hold for 6 minutes, including nearly a minute after he was dead. IMO that's horribly excessive, but in the USA citizens are far more tolerated killing each other… (View Post)

DKA can happen rapidly - well under a day is possible. One of the functions of a basal insulin component, ie the normal continuous insulin required by a body, is to inhibit it - that is as opposed to… (View Post)

The case of the 71 year old Type I diabetic lady Danielle Carr-Gomm who was persuaded to stop taking her insulin for 3 days on a "Chinese Slapping Therapy" course, and died, has had its sen… (View Post)

Why do you suggest that Turkey is an Arab state? They are not, for example, members of the Arab league. AIUI they would be Turkic - along with Azerbaijan etc. * Just as Iran are not Arab, being Persi… (View Post)