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Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop (apnews.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave to c/health

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Summary

Alternative healer Hongchi Xiao was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the UK for manslaughter by gross negligence after Danielle Carr-Gomm, a 71-year-old diabetic woman, died during his “slapping therapy” workshop in 2016.

Xiao encouraged Carr-Gomm to stop taking insulin, leading to her severe deterioration and death on the fourth day of the retreat.

Xiao, previously convicted of manslaughter in Australia for a similar death, showed no remorse and continued promoting his unscientific therapy in prison.

The case highlights the dangers of unregulated alternative treatments.

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[–] Noite_Etion 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly a fair sentence, these assholes prey on desperate people just so they can make money.

[–] Cypher 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ten years isn’t enough. He has shown no remorse.

[–] Noite_Etion 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We will see after 10 years have passed. Prison will hopefully reform this person into a better member of society... But yeah i have doubts 🤔

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean he is still teaching his suicide course in prison so that alone should increase his sentence till he actually shows improvement

[–] Noite_Etion 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's weird that he is allowed to produce courses and teach from prison, shouldn't imprisonment prevent further attempts at teaching?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure he is teaching the inmates. Doubt he was given unrestricted internet access or any electronics for that matter, that's a luxury only for rich assholes.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

shouldn't imprisonment prevent further attempts at teaching?

It's pretty important to allow unpopular voices from prisoners to reach the world, if anyone is listening.

Otherwise totalitarians can use prison more effectively to silence dissenting voices.

As a trade off, it does allow dangerous bullshit to continue to have a platform.