SpiceMan Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 A US jury has found a man guilty of killing his sick 11-year-old daughter by praying for her recovery rather than seeking medical care. The man, Dale Neumann, told a court in the state of Wisconsin he believed God could heal his daughter. She died of a treatable disease - undiagnosed diabetes - at home in rural Wisconsin in March last year, as people surrounded her and prayed. Neumann's wife, Leilani Neumann, was convicted earlier this year. The couple, who were both convicted of second-degree reckless homicide, face up to 25 years in prison when they are sentenced in October. A lawyer representing Dale Neumann said he would appeal. 'Faith healing' During the trial, medical experts told the court that Neumann's daughter could have survived if she had received treatment, including insulin and fluids, before she stopped breathing. On Thursday Neumann, who is 47 and studied in the past to be a Pentecostal minister, said he thought God would heal his daughter. "If I go to the doctor, I am putting the doctor before God," he said. "I am not believing what he said he would do." He also said he thought his daughter had had flu or a fever, and that he had not realised how ill she was. Neumann's lawyer said he had been convinced that his "faith healing" was working, and that he had committed no crime. The prosecution argued that Neumann had minimised his daughter's illness and that he had allowed her to die as a selfish act of faith. They said the girl should have been taken to hospital because she was unable to walk, talk, eat or drink. Instead, an ambulance was only called once the girl had stopped breathing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8180116.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hi, What a total nutcase asshole! And if he was so convinced God would heal her, what difference does it make that 'he had not realised how ill she was'? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAT_AUSSIE Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 He'll work out there's no god when he get his cherry popped in lock up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 The US courts' view has always been that you can deny medical treatment to yourself, if you are an adult, but not to a minor. Unfortunately, there is no intelligence test required before one can become a parent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 So god did NOT heal his daughter...er does that prove once and for all, there is NO fucking god? this asshole should be fried in oil, while I pray or is it prey? for his survival...maybe god will help him. they make you wait 30 days to buy a gun, shouldn't we have some control over who can become a parent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 So where does the Bible (Pentateuch, Qu'ran, Rig Vedas etc) say that God does whatever you ask? If this idiot believe he can make demands on his divinity, isn't he placing himself above his god? Or is that too much for his feeble brain to understand? p.s. I looked at the sky today and asked it to rain. So far it hasn't. Guess that means there isn't any such thing as rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Your wish is my command... Raining now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Flash.....you have to be specific in your request. I'm sure God made it rain at your request for it but just didn't let it rain where you were. Fairies are deceiving and like a good joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I find tales such as these chilling, upsetting and disturbing. His daughter would've died in considerable pain, slowly...very slowly. He let it happen due to belief in a manmade fairy story. He'd have seen her, slipping away, so slowly, in agony...and not lifted a finger. Quite frankly he's too stupid, ignorant and therefore dangerous, to be allowed to exist and/or breed. I recommend termination immediately. I'd be quite happy to do it...and I'd do it slowly.... OH, agree, evidence of no god....bet he still believes though. Stupid c*nt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 LIE! FALSE! oh, ummmmm, sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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