29 Aug 08
Originally posted by NordlysFrom that article:
The last lobotomy in Norway was done in 1974, not in the 1980s, but yes, as I said it was not so long ago, although not exactly "current affairs".
Here's a case of someone who was lobotomized as a child, and he doesn't remember the operation: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014080
I guess it would depend both on the age at which the ...[text shortened]... young to have been lobotomized in Germany (where lobotomy was never that common anyway)...
"By 1950, Freeman's lobotomy revolution was in full swing. Newspapers described it as easier than curing a toothache. Freeman was a showman and liked to shock his audience of doctors and nurses by performing two-handed lobotomies: hammering ice picks into both eyes at once. In 1952, he performed 228 lobotomies in a two-week period in West Virginia alone. (He lobotomized 25 women in a single day.) He decided that his 10-minute lobotomy could be used on others besides the incurably mentally ill."
I guess when you own a big hammer, every problem looks like a nail, or in this case, an icepick.
29 Aug 08
Originally posted by SuzianneOr maybe rather every person who has a different opinion or lifestyle (like communists, homosexuals or gypsies) looks like a problem that can be fixed with a nail / icepick.
From that article:
"By 1950, Freeman's lobotomy revolution was in full swing. Newspapers described it as easier than curing a toothache. Freeman was a showman and liked to shock his audience of doctors and nurses by performing two-handed lobotomies: hammering ice picks into both eyes at once. In 1952, he performed 228 lobotomies in a two-week period in W ...[text shortened]... uess when you own a big hammer, every problem looks like a nail, or in this case, an icepick.
29 Aug 08
Originally posted by NordlysExactly. Good thing this theory came to prominence mostly after the second world war, or else the Nazis would've had their hand in it as well. This was right up their alley.
Or maybe rather every person who has a different opinion or lifestyle (like communists, homosexuals or gypsies) looks like a problem that can be fixed with a nail / icepick.
29 Aug 08
Originally posted by SuzianneI met a Polish guy who told me he was greatful of what Hitler did to the jews....you don't hear that every day.
Exactly. Good thing this theory came to prominence mostly after the second world war, or else the Nazis would've had their hand in it as well. This was right up their alley.