Joe Exotic Wants to Die as He Lived: A Dumbass, Says He’ll Refuse a Respirator if He Gets COVID
Man, remember that weekend that people cared about Tiger King, the Netflix doc that let the country know that people who have zoos for exotic animals are exactly the kinds of assholes we always suspected they were? Joe Exotic is going to ride his 15 minutes of fame from that series all the way to the grave.
He literally will ride it to the grave, too, if TMZ’s report is to be believed.
It turns out Joe would rather die than go on a respirator for a few days if he gets COVID, something that’s a real possibility due to the conditions America keeps prisoners in.
TMZ has obtained an email the ‘Tiger King’ sent to his Tiger Team — which is also helping him in his pardon efforts — and it spells his intentions out clearly … JE does NOT want to be put on a ventilator in a worst-case scenario should he contract coronavirus.
He writes, “Filled out an advance directive to not be put on a ventilator or life support if I get COVID.” He goes on to say that people are dropping like flies at the prison he’s at in Fort Worth … adding that staff and inmates are getting sicker by the day.
COVID is really serious, and more people are dying from COVID every day in the US than died in the attack on the World Trade Center buildings on 9-11. But the vast majority of people who get it will recover if they get the proper treatment. Sometimes that means you need to be on a ventilator until you get over it, in the most serious cases. It’s not really the kind of disease where you’re on life support indefinitely. After a week or so you’re coming off that ventilator one way or another.
This article is pure trash. Joe is not a fictional character, he’s a real person who can see what you are writing about him. He has every right to a DNR order, as many people have the same thing. He has had this for many years and it has nothing to do with asking for a pardon. He is an innocent man sitting in prison and deserves some respect. Nothing was said about “a respirator for a few days.” He was talking about a ventilator while being sedated until he dies, if that should happen. He does NOT currently have… Read more »