Re: [CH] Killed by "too hot chili"??
Linda Hutchinson (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:19:48 -0400
Oh I got it! I'm the one who argues this side with family and friends all
the time. "Mom dropped a cut habanero on her hand and had third degree
burns!" I was laughing when I sent it and just pointed out to Jim that I
was joking.
LINDA
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonathan Smillie
To: Linda Hutchinson
Cc: jim ; George ; Chile-Heads
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Killed by "too hot chili"??
Linda:
What's disappointing about this story (aside from the accidental
casualty of course) is the ignorant point of view adopted by the
journalist who wrote the article: "He ate something much hotter than
he'd ever eaten before - it MUST have been the heat that killed him!"
Jonathan
Linda Hutchinson wrote:
> Hey I was laughing, Jim, I knew all of you guys would know the difference.
> The story even said he wasn't used to eating this way. so he wouldn't
> know
> he had an allergy or to carry an epi-pen.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jim
> To: George ; Chile-Heads
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [CH] Killed by "too hot chili"??
>
>
> More typical ignorance from the press!!
>
> He died from a food allergy, NOT from it being 'too hot'. If he was
> allergic to chiles, even a mild one would have killed him (via
> anaphylaxis) but then that doesn't sound as sensational.
>
> It wasn't the fact that it was 'hot' that killed him, it was that he was
> allergic. The itching is an absolute sign of anaphylactic shock. It's a
> shame he died because this is something that is very easily reveresed
> when caught at the onset.
>
> Could just as easily from that story, change the headline to "man dies
> after girlfriend scratches his back". It'd make about as much sense as
> the headline they did use.
>
>
> -Jim C
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
> Mild to Wild(R)
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