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LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 02:32 PM Apr 2013

Florida again! Man on LSD asks cops to cut off his penis [View all]

Florida never fails to yield bizarre stories:

LSD-tripping Florida man claims to be God and asks police to cut off his penis
By David Edwards

Friday, April 26, 2013 11:14 EDT


A 19-year-old Florida man, who said he had taken psychedelic drugs, was arrested after telling police that he was God and then allegedly assaulting an officer.

Police in Gainesville were called to Campus Club Apartments at around 1 a.m. on Saturday by residents who said they witnessed Michael Joseph Silecchia running through the halls of the building, according to The Independent Florida Alligator.

Silecchia told police responding to the call that he was “straight” and he was “God.”

After stripping off his clothes, Silecchia begged officers, “Don’t cut off my penis.”

But the 19-year-old man later changed his mind, saying, “Cut off my penis.”

GPD spokesperson Officer Ben Tobias said that Silecchia admitted to taking acid, but police could not confirm that he was on LSD or any other drug.

A police report said that the suspect punched a female officer in a head when they tried to subdue him. Silecchia was shocked with a Taser about six times, but it had little effect.

Silecchia was taken to Shands at the University of Florida for a medical evaluation and then booked into the Alachua County Jail on Monday on charges of resisting arrest and assault on an officer. A bond was set at $80,000.

(h/t: The Huffington Post)

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/26/lsd-tripping-florida-man-claims-to-be-god-and-asks-police-to-cut-off-his-penis/



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Great. Moondog Apr 2013 #1
You Win! Lochloosa Apr 2013 #2
What he said. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #17
I'll ask the question that I always do when there is a story about LSD and stupid. Lochloosa Apr 2013 #3
+1 cyberswede Apr 2013 #6
Yes hibbing Apr 2013 #18
I used to work with the mentally ill d_r Apr 2013 #4
There is a God! KamaAina Apr 2013 #5
Or trans-gender! LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #15
This is the eventual direction of Libertarianism... Taverner Apr 2013 #7
#1 acid is very hard to make #2 who would take it in Florida olddots Apr 2013 #8
Sounds like more than just LSD to me. dawg Apr 2013 #9
Damn! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #10
why gugubar Apr 2013 #11
It might be a sign, but I'd doubt his veracity. Bucky Apr 2013 #12
I doubt it was LSD. I can think of half a dozen things that make you that crazy, but that ain't it hobbit709 Apr 2013 #13
He's lucky he survived the encounter with the police. moobu2 Apr 2013 #14
These are yer brane. These are yer brane on Florida. Any onions? struggle4progress Apr 2013 #16
lol LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #19
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