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Yahoo!Results of an autopsy performed on the body of Sandra McFarlane — the 45-year-old transient woman who was found dead near the Milpas Street roundabout Wednesday morning — have ruled out the possibility that she may have died as a result of a physical attack she suffered a week prior. McFarlane was reportedly released from Cottage Hospital on July 26 after being assaulted by a subject who was later arrested by Santa Barbara Police, but that incident seems to have no connection with her death. The results of a pending toxicology examination may further clarify what killed McFarlane.
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I wish the paper wouldn't use the label "transient" when referring to this woman who died recently. Transient sounds negative and removed, which creates an unnatural separation between those of us who are lucky enough to have housing and those who either can't afford it or who simply choose another way of life.
mensunderpanties (anonymous profile)
August 3, 2007 at 9:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The word "transient" is more politically correct than "bum" or "derelict". Some people just choose to be offended, no matter what. It makes them feel all "compassionate" and "superior".
Burgerbits (anonymous profile)
August 9, 2007 at 4:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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