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Binkie The Clown

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9. Cruel, or necessary?

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:25 PM

Jul 2020

I'm 75 and not very healthy and would score in the "throw away" category, but I still believe something like this is very necessary when resources can't keep up with demand. We have to be realistic, and realistically, we cannot save everyone. Cannot.

On edit: Would I give my place in line to one of my grand kids? Damn straight I would.

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Arizona has devised scorecards to determine which coronavirus patients get saved [View all] Mike 03 Jul 2020 OP

I think republicans should be awarded the blue cards by default. Ilsa Jul 2020 #1

That is standard triage practice. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #2

Ah, the so called death panels that ironically enough, the republicans howled about possibly ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #3

+1,000 chia Jul 2020 #6

That's only for black presidents... orwell Jul 2020 #10

The brutal reality is, when medical resources are limited, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #4

The government came forth and helped out New York and others when they were swamped. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #5

Makes my blood run cold....... unbelievable secondwind Jul 2020 #7

I'll ask again: field hospitals? soothsayer Jul 2020 #8

They can only construct field jails in AZ JDC Jul 2020 #13

Hard to do long term icu ventilation in a field hospital. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #14

Cruel, or necessary? Binkie The Clown Jul 2020 #9

Doucey's Death Squads. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #11

Death panels. JDC Jul 2020 #12