I'm glad this guy didn't turn into a zombie after the attack. Just kidding. I wish him the best.

hes a convicted felon. i wish him well, but ill be donating my money to better causes.

Who is paying for the hospital bills if he was homeless? It's going to be a whopper and don't expect this cat to be in a rush out with 3 hot squares a day.........

The public is probably paying for it, which is fine with me. It is a horrible tragedy and if it were you, you would want to be treated the same. Greed is the root of all evil in this world. We don't just say "screw you, sorry you had such a terrible thing happen, and you have no money, so screw you"...Well, some people probably say that, but I don't. Do unto others...

I see a bigger problem with people who judge others then people who commit petty crimes. Real nice Britney I hope you don't get rocked.

I actually wish him the best.

If the guy that did this lived, we'd pay for his 3 hots and a cot and medical and education and etc etc - I have no problem contributing to this guys medical needs. He didn't ask for this! And he may be a convicted felon but he didn't do any crime this day! It's a ridiculous amount of money that is spent on people in jail and prison who did horrible crimes. We should pay for this guys care....if not what will we do with him? Put him on the street again only this time he can't see and is disfigured?!?!?!?!?!

So, true, Diverdown1. People are so afraid of being without that they forget their humanity and don't think of others. Regardless of his past, he needs medical attention. I don't mind my tax dollars going to help those who are truly in need. No matter how rough things get, if you trust, God will continue to provide.

I personally would rather pay for this guys recovery than pay for the other guys prison time if he'd lived.

"Officials said an autopsy report for Eugene would not be released to the public until the investigation into the shooting concludes - a process that could take more than a year."

I think this is getting ridiculous. Ordinarily I support LE and realize that some investigations take time, particularly in a place like Miami. But a year, in this case? I just don't see what could possibly require a year's time to investigate and I think the public sector has just gotten into the habit of continually pushing it and pushing it to see just what they can get away with. "These things take time", and, of course, since the public isn't invited to scrutinize the investigation, well, we should just trust them. They could be sitting around, wasting time, eating donuts and drinking coffee and we have no right to interfere with their "investigation", or otherwise audit the case.

I call BS. Two months, and I think it's pretty safe to release the autopsy results, in this instance. There is no real possibility of some great conspiracy here. It's two guys, mental illness and drugs, and that's really all there is. Am I wrong? Then give me a reason why. If you need more time, then fine, explain it in a way that won't jeopardize the case. But give the taxpayers something other than "It might take a year". That simply won't cut it any longer.

His first words were, " Please kill me!"

What the hell is wrong with you people?? Do you realize that this man will never be the same and not by his own actions? He has no eyes... no nose... the skin was ripped off his face by some guy high on drugs. Of course he is not going to be put back out on the streets to live as a homeless person. Are you people our of your freaking minds? Use some common sense for crying out loud. Shame on every one of you here whining about your hard lives and the fact that you didn't get your "freebies". Take a long hard look at yourselves and tell me society doesn't suck because reading your comments makes me sick.

HARRYBALSAKI--

Where are my freebies?

Really--!!!!!???? So you think that this homeless man wanted these "freebies" soooo bad he had someone chew his face off for them?

You are a little sick or just plain too Republican for words to describe "lawful" health services as freebies to a man that had his face CHEWED OFF!!

I am certain that should you need medical care similar to this man's--there is a hospital out there willing to help set up a fund for you too! INGRATE!!

Homeless? Donations? I wonder if he has health insurance? If not, who's pays the tab on something like this? Taxpayers? The insured, through premiums and rate increases? Kind of reeks of the healthcare mandate doesn't it? I mean, forcing me to pay for someone else's catastrophic health care benefits when they carry, nor pay for, none of their own.

Harry: "I have a job, a house, a family. I give back to my community by volunteering as a youth sports coach. I'm am a productive member of society. Where are my freebies?"

Go back and Occupy Wallstreet and ask that question!

Bethanny, I'm about as republican as I am democrat. I have my own opinions, not someone elses. I give lots to the community I live in. I give to my friends and family. I simply said where are my freebies. Did you read my whole statement or did you cherry-pick what you didn't like about it to complain like some key-board warrior? I bus my a$$ 5-6 day days a week at my job. 3-4 nights a week volunteering my time for others. Yeah, maybe I do want a freebie now & again. Whats wrong with that? How is that ungrateful? How many years did you live off of someone else while you were getting liberalized, er, I mean 'educated' at a 4-year university? I work for mine. Always have. For myself and others like me, where is ours?

TJohn: "I mean, forcing me to pay for someone else's catastrophic health care benefits when they carry, nor pay for, none of their own"

That's exactly why we need universal healthcare. Some Christian country! Sheesh!

Thank you WHAT?.....that's my point exactly!!!!!!! I don't see how paying into the ACA or through other forms of subsidized health care make any difference. There are those who pay and those who do not, no matter how the health care system is set up. I don't understand the Conservative's opposition to the ACA. Everyone who "pays" into the system is also providing coverage for someone who isn't! It's not like we get a choice now, is it?

The real tragedy here is that the police continue to use excessive force to combat crime. Instead of shooting to kill the suspect I am quite certain the police could have apprehended this individual alive and we could get some answers. Now we are merely left with questions. The individual responsible could have also been made to pay at least some of the medical costs related to this incident. Trigger happy police should not be praised.

really like the posts...on the lines of "who is going to pay for this?"...so really you can't blame big corp, wall street , etc... in the end we are on the same lines...only problem is that we change our tune when the table is reversed...like the banks saying we need a "bailout" but when things are going good "goverment stay out our business"...like the individual..."i got a job, home, great insurance....look at those bums" but when thing are going bad "we need free health care or extended UI benefits etc...etc...etc"

here is a classic "i don't believe in God".....opps i am dying "God help me"....you see it is perfectly normal to be hypocritical otherwise you are not human....lol....

peace people...and treat yourself to a nice cup of cake/ice cream :)

Givve it up Hary you are only getting indeeper and if you are not a republican why spout off with their troll rhetoric. Here we have an innocent man that was subject to a gruesome attack who is being aided by the system and all you can think of is your miserable self and how you may have been deprived of some freebie. tell you what go get some bath salts feed them to a junkie and let him eat your face off then you can get you wanted freebies.

Instead of shooting to kill the suspect I am quite certain the police could have apprehended this individual alive

Police are trained to judge when the situation becomes bad enough to use deadly force and they have that option when they see they are threatened.You know nothing of the situation they faced at the time so your comment is useless. Like to see how brave you would be if a crazed individual threatened you after you found him eating anothe human being. You would need a new pair of underwear. GMAB

Seven2Seven

Who is paying for the hospital bills if he was homeless? It's going to be a whopper and don't expect this cat to be in a rush out with 3 hot squares a day.........

Who do you think is paying for it? What's the alternatives...leave him to die right there in front of God and everyone? Or perhaps you think the police should have let the cannibal finish his meal.

tjohn_missouri

Homeless? Donations? I wonder if he has health insurance? If not, who's pays the tab on something like this? Taxpayers? The insured, through premiums and rate increases? Kind of reeks of the healthcare mandate doesn't it? I mean, forcing me to pay for someone else's catastrophic health care benefits when they carry, nor pay for, none of their own.

Well John, there are a lot of children out there without insurance. So we should what? ...let them die in the street and just step over their little bodies? You have the sensitivity and concern for your fellow man of the Syrian Militia.

Anyone not familiar with "Bath Salts" needs to educate yourself and get this stuff banned. It is horrible.

Goat, if this was indeed bath salts, read up on it and you will understand. It can't make people have extreme halucinations and do all sorts of craziness. We had a local kid go nuts like that, not to the point of eating someone, but pretty bad.

Who is paying for the hospital bills if he was homeless? It's going to be a whopper and don't expect this cat to be in a rush out with 3 hot squares a day........

he will stay until the hospital determines that he is "stabilized", then he is out.

as far as "who pays?" goes, why do you think the hospitals charge $10 for a tylenol, etc.?

we all pay both through taxes and through higher insurance rates.

of course, the republican "health care plan" is "if you can't pay, go crawl under a rock and die"

Hmmmm.

I would guess Mr. Poofo's photo is the BEFORE picture. Whatta stud he was. He looks like he should have been wearing a white tunic, surrounded by fog, ceremonial staff in hand, standing at the dais in the Amphitheater Of Knowledge, leading a freeform classroom discussion on some philosophical topic or other...

Wow. Eugene was the proverbial Bath Salt Smelling Sissy...

And, on a possibly related note... Suspected pair of lungs found on Los Angelees sidewalk... "These are your lungs... these are your lungs on the street... ANY QUESTIONS?"

Go to youtube "bath salts" and you can see what someone is like on it. Like a bad acid trip except can be very violent.

Bethany--I resent you immediately calling Harry a Republican just because he's stating his opinion and it doesn't jive with your or other's opinion and who may or may not be Republican. Political party has nothing to do with it. I'm so sick and tired of this horse* partisan name calling crap. The fact that he thinks religion is the root of all evil would put him more in the atheist, baby killing liberal wing than the war mongering, anti abortion, religious right wing.

And if that statement sounds completely moronic, well guess what? It sounds like something that would come out of the mouth of a political name calling moron.

Name calling and insults and some really pathetic lack of compassion. The man lost his face to a freaking cannibal and some ninny thinks the cops should have arrested the perp? Dear God.

Mygirl, just keep your chin up and the rest of these wierdos will just have to Face their makers sooner or later. All they ever give is Lip service anyway. Keep your Eyes on the prize. Remember, its no Skin off your back if they are being insensitive. All of this should be as plain to see as the Nose on your face.

Seven2Seven

Who is paying for the hospital bills if he was homeless? It's going to be a whopper and don't expect this cat to be in a rush out with 3 hot squares a day.........

Does it really matter who is paying for the care this man deserves? He is a HUMAN BEING and deserves to be treated as a HUMAN BEING.

rockmebritney

hes a convicted felon. i wish him well, but ill be donating my money to better causes.

He is someone's son; very likely someone's brother, uncle, cousin, father. Your callous denial of this man's worth reflects upon you and how others view your own loved ones. I do hope that when it is YOUR turn to be the pariah, others are not as cruel towards you as you are towards this man.

It's a public hospital, not a private one. The taxpayers cover the expense if the treated party cannot (the hospital's bankrupt so they cannot absorb the cost), although they are accepting donations for his treatment. I don't know why some people are up in arms about this considering they don't even live in Florida.

Have some compassion, does he deserve to die and be left bleeding on the sidewalk just because he is homeless and cannot afford to cover his treatment? He's somebody's son. I hope he is able to recover quickly and without much trouble, and that he can at least gain sight in one eye. I also hope they can help him find a way to support himself or find some sort of living quarters for him, as he may have a hard time finding a job.

@HarryBalsaki

So, you work hard for what you have, and wonder where your "freebies" are....yet you volunteer so other can have their "freebies"....yet you bitch and complain about the lazy people who get the "freebies".... So why don't you stop volunteering, so you can force all the people who have been living off your hard work to go get themselves a job?

This homeless guy has paid far more for his "freebies" than you will ever pay for your middle-class entitlement.

Geez i sure wish i lived in Miami.....Not

Lynchmob: you left out 'no skin off my nose' and 'keep your eyes peeled' but nice try at sick humor...

Why must every news topic degenerate into a political debate? When Eugene was ripping Poppo's face off with his teeth, do you think some passerby looked at that and said, "Serves him right for being a Democrat", or "If we had a Republican in office, this never would've happened." I read the comments because I'm hoping to see some intelligent conversation. Instead, all I see is left wing liberal vs. right wing conservative debate, and frankly, both sides sound like idiots when all they can do is hurl insults at each other.

Seven2Seven

Who is paying for the hospital bills if he was homeless? It's going to be a whopper and don't expect this cat to be in a rush out with 3 hot squares a day.........

Why should you care about who is paying the bill.

This man was literally almost chewed to death. Obviously, if he does not have health insurance...yes the taxpayers will pay the bill. Seven2Seven, if you have a better alternative than "this man should have been left to die," please let this forum know. If it were you that had been attacked and needed urgent medical care, would you have moaned that you should be abandoned due to a lack of health care insurance? No. If we can subsidize the wealthy, "footing" the health care bill of this hapless victim will not break this us.

HarryBalsaki

You can't be self righteous about the things you do that help others and then down a man that you don't even know. Don't be so bass ackwards, it took me many years to see the wrong in my interpretation of the world, but being humble and thankful pays even more dividends than having money or accomplishments. Be nice man, it feels better than being vindictive. Have a spectacular evening!

To the original poster. This victim will NEVER have a "speedy recovery". I just don't get you lazy, careless fools anymore. You're all the same. When someone dies you say "My thoughts are with so and so". When someone is sick you say "My prayers are with so and so". There just isn't a sincere thing out of your mouths anymore, just more bla bla bla. If you can't say anything SINCERE, then why just abide by the same policy that jerks go by in "don't say anything at all". I feel, terribly so, for this victim. He will never recover from this. I'm sure the OP is already off to some other thread spreading his "condolences".

Totally agree with Diverdown1. I am also paying for it, and I am more than happy to do so. And for all those "healthcare is a privilege" crowd, wait until something like this happens to you and see how many operations you can afford before the "who's paying for this?" crowd comes after you.

JIM, thanks for straightening us all out. You really took the high road when you slammed both sides for being morons without adding anything of substance to the conversation. At least the left and the right took sides and made arguments (with and without merit). Grow a pair and have your own opinion.

I dunno. If I got 75 percent of my face ripped off, I'd probably prefer to never see what I looked like after. Blindness might be a blessing in disguise.

He might recover his sight, but he'll be talking out of the other side of his face.

Denver - you're an idiot

Denver -- yer a funny idot

To the monster, DNRIP. To the victim, May the government pay all of this man's medical costs. It's the only humane thing to do. No matter if taxpayers paying it or not. If you people want to cut out spending, stop the government from paying millions upon millions of salary, [even if found guilty of a crime], to themselves.

That was awesome...nice connection. they could introduced on the view or oprah..

They could give each other facejobs. Maybe add a new category on porntube.

Lurch's reaction...

I could be wrong, but I kind of want to say that guy had a kid...

Guessed to be "bath salts". Maybe Amped version of it. Synthetic stuff that makes people halucinate and can turn very violent. It's on youtube as well as google and is very nasty stuff. Needs to be outlawed and some places are trying. VERY bad stuff. Can get it on the internet.

UDonnoBro

They're not actual "bath salts" that you bathe in. It's something that is smoked, synthetic marijuana and is called/dubbed "bath salts".

Pay attention. "Bath salts" are the generic street name for a new designer drug.

Would have been nice if the article had explained that. I was confused, too!

The horrible thing about Bath Salts is that they are actually packaged as bath salts and sold in convenience stores. I don't know who it was that came up with the bright idea to try smoking them. It is just nuts.

from my understanding, they are snorted like coke... BUT, there have been several articles, and most explained that it was a new designer drug, and yes, they are packaged as bath salts, and can be bought all over the place... Not sure why someone would want to do that.... smoke some pot if you need to, but dont snort (or smoke) something called bath salts...

People are so miserable and unable to cope, they will do anything to get high.

I admit the whole "Bath Salts" thing had me confused for ages too. I thought they were literally bath salts that you put in your tub.

I feel old now.

Good lord....no street smarts in this group...they have been around for a couple of years about a year after K2 1st showed up (synthetic weed)...I remember seeing people come into convieniance stores all jonesing for "salts".....all "lit up" "amped"....people need to pay attention ...your kids knew years ago about them.

Thought the same a while back when i first heard of it. The version they think he was on is sold as a "lady bug attracter" and says not for human use. The people that use it know what it is and easy to get on the internet.

Oh yeah, that's a great selling point. We need a national health care system so homeless dudes who get their face gnawed off won't have to pay for their surgeries which will likely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Nevermind it'll mean lower quality care for those of us who are forturnate enough not to have our face ripped apart by the teeth of another man. Nevermind it'll cost an exobitant amount of money and will break the county.

Maybe we should cut out free healthcare for those in prison and what a windfall of money we would have!!?!?!?!?!?!

Lets get rid of national health care so the health care industry can go back to gouging us up the wazoo like 18% per year increases. The lamest excuses for hating the health care bill you will find here on MSNBC as their trolls continue the fight to get rid o fsomething the public needs and wants. Rich folks have found a new way to stick it to us its called propoganda.

Doper Baby, yeah you're right. As long as we don't get our face chewed off, no problem. Everybody who goes to a hospital emergency room without health insurance...well pay no attention to that problem. Oh, and by the way, your solution as to what happens to this guy is what...????

In Canada his hospital and surgery bills would be of no concern, just as it would not be for any other Canadian. That's beauty and rationality of socialized medicine.

He's gonna run for Senate so it's all free

In Japan, he'd be taken care of.. they always like to save face

In Canada his hospital and surgery bills would be of no concern, just as it would not be for any other Canadian

Not quite true -- his hospital and surgery bills would be of concern to EVERY Canadian since they would all be paying for it.

I get what you meant and in this case every American who uses health care will be paying for the victims care indirectly as well.

However, there is virtually no free health care anywhere in the world - somebody pays for it (sometimes it's the WHO, sometimes it's the American tax payer, sometimes it's the employer, sometimes it's all the privately insured people -- but it comes from somewhere). Even if equipment and supplies are donated, unless they had no market value (rare), the supplier increases their prices to cover the "lossage".

Doug!!!!!!.........................................................but I did chuckle. ;D

In Canada you cannot insult a Muslim either.....

You want to insult Muslims? Why?

his hospital and surgery bills would be of concern to EVERY Canadian since they would all be paying for it.

Here in a nutshell is just how stupid the my taxes argument is. Do the math! How many canadians are there? How much is his hospital bill. Devide his bill by the numer of people in the HC system. That is the cost per person. Last week I did the math on a welfare post and the cost per taxpayer in the US was .0001 cent per person. Where in the hell did all those supposed christians go that say they are running the country?

diverdown1 , i like your post and it sounds like you are a caring person , unlike some of the other posts. i'm glad the guy is a live and it don't matter if the guy was or is homeless or not. i use to be homeless and drinking , living out of a car but something changed me for the better. i'm glad the cop was there for this guy. as for the cost of his healing , if i had the money i would donate. thank you for a good post that made me feel good.

Well said.

Just kidding!

Not those kind Woldpack. Regular weed

It doesn't matter if drugs are legal or illegal, people will still do them as much as they want. It's obvious that having them "illegal" all these years has not stopped people from using. The so called "war on drugs" hasn't hindered drug use in this country at all. Not saying making it legal will be the solution, but being "illegal" does nothing.

If anything the war on drugs increased the usage in America. Now we have synthetic this and synthetic that and women and men walkinaround with meth labs in their posession. People who can get a job that pays well are less inclined on the average to use drugs and injure themselves