Rapper Andre Johnson severs penis, jumps off building, but survives

[micdavi24 (imported)]

This is where I think the news organizations are unethical. For their profit they are publicizing an embarrassing, not newsworthy, event. If this guy was suicidal then being publicly ridiculed is the last thing he needs. By publishing this they basically have condemned him to death.

There should be a law that suicide attempts are not considered newsworthy. Rights such as free press don't extend to doing harm to people without a public's need to know. If the President were to attempt suicide it would be newsworthy, but a guy like this there is no ethical justification to publicize this guys embarrassment.

Journalists are by nature scumbags and are more interested in selling advertising than anything else.

The president would never try to commit suicide, he is a politician and they all have narcissistic personalities and are too vain to ever try harming themselves. Politicians are the second catagory in my most despised list next to journalists. I won't go not number three as there are probably some of this profession on this forum.

[jcat (imported)]

Journalists are by nature scumbags and are more interested in selling advertising than anything else.

The president would never try to commit suicide, he is a politician and they all have narcissistic personalities and are too vain to ever try harming themselves. Politicians are the second catagory in my most despised list next to journalists. I won't go not number three as there are probably some of this profession on this forum.

It has to be lawyers!

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

I thought number three might be River Pilots. --FLO--

[SplitDik (imported)]

More info. He castrated himself too -- full nullo!

http://www.eonline.com/news/533546/rapp ... ource-says

More shocking and gruesome details surrounding Andre Johnson have been revealed.

E! News has exclusively learned from a source close to the situation that the rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan had been under the influence of the drug PCP (otherwise known as Phencyclidine or Angel Dust) when he jumped off the second story of a building.

The source also tells us that Johnson used a serrated steak knife to cut off his penis before jumping, adding that the rapper, who goes by the name Christ Bearer, cut off the tip of his penis first, then removed his testicles and the remainder of his genitalia.

When police arrived, Johnson was on the balcony, according to the insider. Authorities asked Johnson to come down and talk to them. He said "OK" and jumped off the balcony. Police found the remains of his penis upstairs.

The incident happened Wednesday morning in North Hollywood. The 40-year-old was found lying on the sidewalk with critical injuries and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is still currently being treated at the hospital.

The rapper was affiliated with Northstar, a group which was signed to Wu-Tang productions 10 years ago, according to Heathcliff Berru, the group's representative.

Berru added, "What Christ Bearer did was unfathomable. I feel for his family at this time."

[SplitDik (imported)]

I think this was a Freudian slip (the rest of the article doesn't seem to be humorous so I don't think this was meant as a joke), but the caption on the picture on this article http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-l ... 6889399106 says:

Andre Johnson, a

rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan,

cut off his penis and then jumped off a second storey balcony, critically injuring herself. Source

[jcat (imported)]

It makes you wonder whether PCP makes you do wacky things or indeed takes away the inhibition to do what is already a deep desire. I really feel for this guy and what he faces ahead.

[Wolf-Pup (imported)]

I imagine the PCP makes one do all sorts of insane things. I don't know if they are deep desires, I think it is more of a brain short-circuiting.

[micdavi24 (imported)]

It has to be lawyers!

Now how did you guess LOL

[jcat (imported)]

Now how did you guess LOL

I have been screwed by a few!

[Elizabeth (imported)]

Whatever is going on with this rapper, I feel bad for him. Either he had a psychotic event on PCP or perhaps not PCP, that he may not even remember and lost something he didn't want to lose or in a state of desperation, took matters into his own hands in an extremely dangerous way that might have ended in his demise. I think most the people here can feel for this poor guy, but the cost of fame is loss of anonymity. That's why it pays so well. So I don't fault the media for sensationalizing it, it's their job. As for me, I'll leave a shoulder open to lean on, it's not unreasonable to think he might end up here.

Elizabeth