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Hekate

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40. I have a very hard time calling someone who steals pain meds from patients a victim

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:09 PM

Oct 7

The victims are the patients whose pain is not a trivial matter. I say this in the waiting period before knee-replacement — I have a high pain tolerance, but recently hit a tipping-point and experienced level 10 for a couple of days and nights. When I finally got it under control, it still remained high, exhausting, but below agony. We have others here at DU who live in a state of chronic very high-level pain all the time.

A person in a position of trust — doctor, nurse, PA, caregiver — who consigns their patients to intractable pain, is not the victim in this scenario.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers: JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans." [View all] Swede Oct 6 OP

Shameless lying is a prerequisite for working for this administration surfered Oct 6 #1

It seems to be.... SergeStorms Oct 7 #39

The statement actually leaves some wiggle-room, logically AZJonnie Oct 6 #2

review vance's comments after the springfield "eating the dogs" incident rampartd Oct 7 #20

These drugs don't come with a stamp on them stating 'I'm from Mexico' travelingthrulife Oct 7 #30

He didn't say the drugs were hecho en Mexico, he said she got them from Mexicans AZJonnie Oct 7 #36

The VP of the Party of Personal Responsibility is blamimg Mexicans because his mom chose to use drugs. sop Oct 6 #3

So, when it's drugs, the point-of-origin is to blame. 70sEraVet Oct 7 #22

Exactly! Gimpyknee Oct 7 #23

Generational liars Marthe48 Oct 6 #4

Therefore? maxsolomon Oct 6 #5

I blame capitalism JoseBalow Oct 6 #8

A whole lot of people in the US soldierant Oct 6 #16

WHAT?!? Veepy Weirdo Beardo LIED about something? Who'd-a thunk it! n/t TygrBright Oct 6 #6

Why was his mother using drugs in the first place? AverageOldGuy Oct 6 #7

She couldn't look her couch in the eye anymore? BurnDoubt Oct 6 #12

REC (As soon as I can stop laughing!) 11 Bravo Oct 6 #14

The best comment on the internet for the day. nt moniss Oct 7 #25

Boom! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 7 #38

When will he man up and use his real name? GreenWave Oct 6 #9

What's the J for, i imagine the D is for thomski64 Oct 6 #15

Davenport? Gimpyknee Oct 7 #24

It took me a moment but then I got it, cuz I'm old and I remember such things! CTyankee Oct 7 #41

And he still isn't worth the pills his mommy tried to trade him for. paleotn Oct 6 #10

Turds of a feather IbogaProject Oct 6 #11

So she was not responsible? mgardener Oct 6 #13

The first time brakester Oct 7 #31

I have a very hard time calling someone who steals pain meds from patients a victim Hekate Oct 7 #40

Maybe the patients were Mexican lame54 Oct 6 #17

So .... DEA should arrest his mother ? Seems like the most logical conclusion. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #18

Wow, using his current alias JD is a lying fraud Hassler Oct 7 #19

It's Satanic to lie all the time Champp Oct 7 #21

Wait - what? Ruby the Liberal Oct 7 #26

you expected truth? from a smarmy Repuke? rustbeltvoice Oct 7 #27

Hey Shady McMaybelline---you're Catholic Jilly_in_VA Oct 7 #28

Let's even pretend it is true. So what? I assume she tried her best to source them... Ol Janx Spirit Oct 7 #29

I have no idea what he's talking about, but his mother wasn't forced at gunpoint to take any drugs. It was a choice. Vinca Oct 7 #32

Don't take drugs while pregnant usless it is Tylenol. Otherwise you might end up with, you know, a vance. twodogsbarking Oct 7 #33

Meanwhile, Mexicans are complaining about relatives that were killed by guns that came from, well, Americans. twodogsbarking Oct 7 #34

JD. Your Grandma poured gasoline on your Grandpa and set him on fire vanlassie Oct 7 #35

Absolute lie. And I know this first hand btw...from Middletown. Grew up there. Knew his mother well at one point. airmid Oct 7 #37

Fucking LIAR. Cha Oct 7 #42

I hate stupid shit like this post Grins Oct 8 #43