MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAn armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police saywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1374arrow-down1external-linkAn armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police saywww.cnn.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
Authorities shot a man after they say he fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday afternoon.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoCompared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It’s really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual.
minus-squaregowan@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHe was 350lbs at his peak. He is and was morbidly obese given his weight and size.
minus-squareshortgiraffe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s sad to me how many people don’t recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size.
Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It’s really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual.
He was 350lbs at his peak. He is and was morbidly obese given his weight and size.
It’s sad to me how many people don’t recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size.