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beam me up scottie

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1. His therapy is supposed to "unblock meridians and drive out poisons"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2015, 07:12 PM

May 2015

Mr Xiao had been in Sydney following a tour of New Zealand to promote his “Paida-Lajin” therapy, which involves slapping the body until it bruises to “unblock meridians and drive out poisons”.

What's that?

"Alternative" medicine never harms anyone?

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Aidan Fenton, 7, was made to fast before ‘slapping therapy’, then he vomited and died [View all] muriel_volestrangler May 2015 OP

His therapy is supposed to "unblock meridians and drive out poisons" beam me up scottie May 2015 #1

No comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause May 2015 #2

Angry K&R progressoid May 2015 #3

His parents thought that "slapping therapy" is going to cure their diabetic kid? LisaL May 2015 #4

Alternative "Medicine" GoneOffShore May 2015 #5

That poor child. SMC22307 May 2015 #6

Such an adorable little boy. LisaL May 2015 #8

This one, especially. SMC22307 May 2015 #10

Those parents are so fucking stupid LuvNewcastle May 2015 #7

the "doctor" and the parents should be charged with murder. Terra Alta May 2015 #9