My elderly (previously healthy) uncle underwent some sort of exploratory procedure to determine why he was complaining of a stomach ache.
He was then discharged.10 days later her was re-admitted to hospital, suffering from sepsis
He was "made comfortable" too, with the permission of his 4 children who didn't quite understand the attending doctor's "vernacular".
Whatever it was that this doctor "prescribed" killed him quickly. That happened in the presence of his youngest daughter who was the only relative permitted entry to his hospital room, during "covid protocols", in the 22 minutes that it took to euthanize him.
His wife wasn't aware of what was afoot either. She was at home...None of them knew what was about to befall my elderly uncle. It was a great shock.
I suspected.
Questioned my cousin as thoroughly as I could. Advised them, on Christmas morning, what I believe actually happened to my elderly uncle on December 23rd 2023, in a Northern Italian hospital.
We haven't spoken about what occurred in that hospital since that conversation...
This is a good presentation of these events, I had not heard of it before. Thank you.
I agree that AI is good at some things. As you say, summarizing long and data rich documents or topics is something I use it for. But you do have to keep an eye on it. Insertions and swaps are commonplace. I like your info graphic, but the AI got creative with a drug name in there. Off to the right side in a comparison segment it changed Midazolam to "Migazolam." Most people looking at that will know it is a typo, but a few will not and may assume there is a different drug involved. This is the drift that AI needs to be watched for constantly.
I wrote to my MP a number of times around this very issue and as yet no real response.
The latest investigation ‘operation magenta’ found no case to answer despite investigating officers suspecting many of gross negligence manslaughter.….!
I guess they were directed otherwise, perhaps magenta was the colour of their faces - frustration or embarrassment.
Editorial comment: The word "euthanasia" used to mean mercy killing. "Euthanasia" though has become a euphemism for murder. Word use changes over time, granted. This change though, whether intentional or not, diminishes the psychological effect.
I understand when used for political point scoring, but it can’t be automatically invalid to draw parallels between the state-sponsored technocratic utilitarianism of the Nazi era and present-day behavior.
Taken to its ultimate, what you imply is that the evils of that era are so aberrant and unusual in terms of human behavior that drawing parallels is wrong / futile / unnecessary.
I’m afraid there are plenty of reasons to doubt those assumptions. The most terrifying thing about the Nazi era was the willing participation of ordinary formerly decent members of society, most of whom were brainwashed through propaganda into thinking they were doing good. To assume that what happened was a singular event which couldn’t happen again is to miss the point.
My elderly (previously healthy) uncle underwent some sort of exploratory procedure to determine why he was complaining of a stomach ache.
He was then discharged.10 days later her was re-admitted to hospital, suffering from sepsis
He was "made comfortable" too, with the permission of his 4 children who didn't quite understand the attending doctor's "vernacular".
Whatever it was that this doctor "prescribed" killed him quickly. That happened in the presence of his youngest daughter who was the only relative permitted entry to his hospital room, during "covid protocols", in the 22 minutes that it took to euthanize him.
His wife wasn't aware of what was afoot either. She was at home...None of them knew what was about to befall my elderly uncle. It was a great shock.
I suspected.
Questioned my cousin as thoroughly as I could. Advised them, on Christmas morning, what I believe actually happened to my elderly uncle on December 23rd 2023, in a Northern Italian hospital.
We haven't spoken about what occurred in that hospital since that conversation...
"Oh well".
This is a good presentation of these events, I had not heard of it before. Thank you.
I agree that AI is good at some things. As you say, summarizing long and data rich documents or topics is something I use it for. But you do have to keep an eye on it. Insertions and swaps are commonplace. I like your info graphic, but the AI got creative with a drug name in there. Off to the right side in a comparison segment it changed Midazolam to "Migazolam." Most people looking at that will know it is a typo, but a few will not and may assume there is a different drug involved. This is the drift that AI needs to be watched for constantly.
I wrote to my MP a number of times around this very issue and as yet no real response.
The latest investigation ‘operation magenta’ found no case to answer despite investigating officers suspecting many of gross negligence manslaughter.….!
I guess they were directed otherwise, perhaps magenta was the colour of their faces - frustration or embarrassment.
Good article as always.
Editorial comment: The word "euthanasia" used to mean mercy killing. "Euthanasia" though has become a euphemism for murder. Word use changes over time, granted. This change though, whether intentional or not, diminishes the psychological effect.
> Godwin's Law
sigh
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I understand when used for political point scoring, but it can’t be automatically invalid to draw parallels between the state-sponsored technocratic utilitarianism of the Nazi era and present-day behavior.
Taken to its ultimate, what you imply is that the evils of that era are so aberrant and unusual in terms of human behavior that drawing parallels is wrong / futile / unnecessary.
I’m afraid there are plenty of reasons to doubt those assumptions. The most terrifying thing about the Nazi era was the willing participation of ordinary formerly decent members of society, most of whom were brainwashed through propaganda into thinking they were doing good. To assume that what happened was a singular event which couldn’t happen again is to miss the point.