No dignity in dying

Such was the fate of a woman of 50 in the northern English town of Hartlepool. Upon returning to her home, she collapsed, and lay dying on her doorstep. Rather than sending for help, a man of 27 decided to tend to her with his own methods. After emptying a bucket of cold water over her, he proceeded to empty his bladder over her as well as a canister of shaving foam. He shouted "this is YouTube material" as a crowd of onlookers looked on, laughed, and recorded his actions on a mobile phone. Twenty minutes into the attack, someone finally had the bright idea to call 999. Too late for the unfortunate victim, who was declared dead on arrival in hospital.

Although the cause of death was quoted as pancreatic failure, a court in the county of Teesside told the culprit he had outraged public decency through his actions and sentenced him to 3 years in prison. The accused was previously referred to a higher court, in order that a longer prison sentence could be handed down. Relatives of the deceased declared that those who stood by and laughed, without taking any action, were just as guilty as the man sent to jail. He had consumed alcohol and cannibis prior to the attack.

I could say a lot. Read the report on the BBC website, which gives some more details. Anyone who hears about this story will give the same reaction. Utter revulsion.