# Cannibal in South Beach - Someone buy this dude a Big Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254 "2012-05-27T16:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/61 "2012-06-01T03:35:04Z")
I doubt the hospital will treat him any longer than legally required. Earlier press said he used insanity to get out of one criminal charge years ago. Maybe they can use his mental state to keep him hospitalized for awhile. Otherwise I can’t see him living on the streets, abusing alcohol, and properly changing bandages, taking the necessary medicine, heck just taking care of himself. His lifestyle on the streets (for thirty plus years) doesn’t make him a good candidate for a face transplant our other major surgery. He’s obviously had a very hard life and many problems. He didn’t need something like this. I wonder if he’ll ever be capable of taking care of himself again. > [@](#): > > vicious attack faces a bigger threat from infection than from the injuries themselves, according to experts on facial reconstruction. He will require months of treatment to rebuild his features and be permanently disfigured. > > Though gruesome, such severe facial injuries are generally not life threatening. The most serious risk to Ronald Poppo as he remained hospitalized Wednesday were germs that may have been introduced by the bites of the naked man who attacked him. One of the 65-year-old’s eyes was also gouged out. [http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/257326/19/Ronald-Poppo-victim-in-South-Beach-cannibal-attack-faces-long-recovery-](http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/257326/19/Ronald-Poppo-victim-in-South-Beach-cannibal-attack-faces-long-recovery-) ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/62 "2012-06-01T05:23:01Z")
He’s at one of the best hospitals in the country (Jackson Memorial Hospital), there are [donation](http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/31/2826214/fund-set-up-to-help-victim-of.html#storylink=cpy) [funds](http://www.giveforward.com/ronaldpopporecovery) set up to help him, and supposedly Dade County is also going to contribute a big chunk, so hopefully he will receive ample care. There’s a video of the whole thing, but it’s more heartbreaking than it is graphic because it’s partially blocked, shot from a distance, and fuzzy. Towards the end, after the police response (which took an infuriating and depressing 18 minutes from the first call) someone takes control of the camera and zooms in, but you still can only see the naked legs of the two men - one dead and lifeless after being shot, and the other bloody and occasionally squirming. It’s very unsettling, but still nothing extremely graphic. I’m going to link it, not for any shock-value, but in hopes it may move some to donate. [miamiherald.com/2012/05/29/2822971/new-video-shows-more-grisly-detail.html](http://miamiherald.com/2012/05/29/2822971/new-video-shows-more-grisly-detail.html) (broken-link, copy/paste in browser if you’ve read the above) ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/63 "2012-06-01T10:05:36Z")
Was the perp a member of the “Fine Young Cannibals”? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/64 "2012-06-01T21:14:15Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > There’s this case. There’s the asexual Japanese chef who removed and cooked his genitals and served them to paying diners. Wait, _what_? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/65 "2012-06-01T21:45:27Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Wait, _what_? [Here’s what.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=653064) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/66 "2012-06-01T22:42:41Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > [Here’s what.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=653064) Jesus Christ. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/67 "2012-06-01T22:57:59Z")
That pitiful wretched man. It would be a blessing if he died. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/68 "2012-06-02T00:21:29Z")
The attacker is going to have some serious “street cred” in prison. Who’s going to mess with the guy who ate someone’s face off? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/69 "2012-06-02T00:53:28Z")
Umm, he was shot and killed by the police. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/70 "2012-06-02T01:13:43Z")
There seems to be a wave of cannibalism going on: [http://www.fishgame.com/newsblog.php?p=9179](http://www.fishgame.com/newsblog.php?p=9179) > [@](#): > > Texas Woman Kills Infant, Eats Brains > > Man Throws Own Intestines at Police > > Man Kills Roommate, Eats Brains ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/71 "2012-06-02T01:20:43Z")
Maybe it’s the result of a vitamen or meneral deficiency? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/72 "2012-06-02T01:44:30Z")
I’ll go with “the world has too much crazy”. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/73 "2012-06-02T01:47:57Z")
Zombies. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/74 "2012-06-02T02:36:50Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > The attacker is going to have some serious “street cred” in prison. > > Who’s going to mess with the guy who ate someone’s face off? > [@voltaire](#): > > Umm, he was shot and killed by the police. I’d still lock him up, just to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/75 "2012-06-03T01:02:04Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > Umm, he was shot and killed by the police. That’s embarassing. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/76 "2012-06-03T02:39:56Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > That’s embarassing. > :smack: You think\* you’re \* embarrassed? What do you think _he_ feels like? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/77 "2012-06-06T18:56:02Z")
Which one was standing his ground? ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/78 "2012-06-06T20:08:18Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > That’s embarassing. > :smack: Naw. Think of the awesome cred the face-eater will have in prison - shot and killed, but still locked up! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/79 "2012-06-07T01:38:31Z")
[There is no Zombie Apocalypse.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654156) ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254/80 "2012-06-07T01:53:56Z")
It hasn’t been specified that I have seen, but I really really hope the officer put at least one shot into his brain. Not because I think Zombies are real, but just because at this stage of the Cultural Mythology, I would be disappointed if he had not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-in-south-beach-someone-buy-this-dude-a-big-mac/623254.md?page=5)