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WinstonSmith4740

(3,405 posts)
14. My late husband had a very nasty stroke back in '96.
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 05:38 PM
Apr 2021

He was 54 at the time, and in otherwise excellent health. Strokes are caused by either an occluded (blocked) artery or an aneurysm, where it "explodes".

I'm not buying this...one of those conditions would have been obvious at autopsy, and as has been noted, nothing was mentioned. Who knows what getting hit with bear spray can do?

Interesting article...https://outdoormeta.com/can-bear-spray-kill-a-human/
snip:
In normal situations bear spray will not kill a human, although it will be incredibly uncomfortable or even painful and can do severe damage. However, for people with asthma, compromised lungs, or breathing problems, a high dosage could cause a fatal reaction. For healthy individuals, this is extremely unlikely.

So while it may be "unlikely" it can kill a person, who knows? I don't think there's ever been any research done on this. Maybe some of the insurrectionists will step forward to be a subject to see what the effects can be. Maybe being hit full on in the face with bear spray can cause blood clots.

Stress is a killer...Sicknick was exposed to a huge amount of stress that day. He could have had an underlying condition that was multiplied by what he went through.

Just like the bullshit defense in the Chauvin trial, trying to make it sound like George Floyd was on his last leg, and would have died regardless of what happened to him that day, this is the same. While strokes are not unheard of in people this young, they're also not common. A stroke might have been what killed him, but there's no doubt in my mind that what he went through that day caused the stroke. If those Trump humpers hadn't rioted that day, Sicknick probably would still be alive.


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Stress can provoke stroke, and he was certainly stressed by the attack. tblue37 Apr 2021 #1
I was going to say the same thing. no_hypocrisy Apr 2021 #5
Yes it can Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 #27
He was a pretty young man? pwb Apr 2021 #2
Why is the United States a laughing stock? Exhibit A. speak easy Apr 2021 #3
Agreed AZ8theist Apr 2021 #28
hooo, boy, yeah... 🙄 electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #52
Wel . . . Richard D Apr 2021 #4
Hmmm, can't being hit on the head cause a stroke? tia uponit7771 Apr 2021 #6
There would be evidence of that in an autopsy. No mention of it was found according Calista241 Apr 2021 #8
TBI... diverdownjt Apr 2021 #38
Oh for fucks sake. onecaliberal Apr 2021 #7
Natural causes at 42. Haggard Celine Apr 2021 #9
So the bear spray at high velocity was sprayed into his eyes and lungs flying_wahini Apr 2021 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #15
A stroke brought on from being attacked by traitors the previous day. BlueStater Apr 2021 #11
He died of natural causes... SergeStorms Apr 2021 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #17
You're right. SergeStorms Apr 2021 #23
I hope I'm wrong... Wuddles440 Apr 2021 #25
+1 old guy Apr 2021 #32
The Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville tried to say the woman they ran down was overweight and that's what hadEnuf Apr 2021 #13
My late husband had a very nasty stroke back in '96. WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2021 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #16
Exactly! WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #26
Yup. Just like getting repeatedly tazed in the neck caused Officer Fanone's heart attack. SunSeeker Apr 2021 #50
I'd like a second opinion Marthe48 Apr 2021 #18
exactly bdamomma Apr 2021 #39
No names mentioned. I'd like to see who the ME was. Tommymac Apr 2021 #19
Francisco Diaz TheProle Apr 2021 #29
Have to wonder about medical examiners political views. LiberalFighter Apr 2021 #20
Maybe medically, but not necessarily legally Mr. Ected Apr 2021 #21
Sounds like bullshit Luciferous Apr 2021 #22
Exactly. BarbD Apr 2021 #31
42 years old barbtries Apr 2021 #30
People die (relatively) young every day Deminpenn Apr 2021 #44
People don't get hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and drenched in wasp/bear spray every day. SunSeeker Apr 2021 #48
i am entirely unconvinced barbtries Apr 2021 #51
I believe the conclusion of a ME who actually performed the autopsy MichMan Apr 2021 #33
Yep. TheProle Apr 2021 #36
Does the name Dr. Thomas Noguche ring a bell? niyad Apr 2021 #43
Ok, dying from a stroke instead of the fire extinguisher to the head and bear spray agincourt Apr 2021 #34
Dead cop was pro trump IbogaProject Apr 2021 #35
From Twitter: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #37
I thoug.ht that he was cremated almost immediately? niyad Apr 2021 #40
His body was lying in state in the capital rotunda for at least a few days. n/t Calista241 Apr 2021 #41
No, just his urn was. Coventina Apr 2021 #42
The cremation would have been after the autopsy Deminpenn Apr 2021 #45
Yeah, just like the Capitol Police officer who was tazed in the neck. SunSeeker Apr 2021 #46
"Natural causes," in the midst of the Jan. 6 coup attempt? Paladin Apr 2021 #47
He died from a stroke caused by the stress of being attacked ...with bear spray and other stuff. joetheman Apr 2021 #49
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