I mean, it could also be that he had a phantom pain and couldn't take it anymore. Or an unrecorded infection that wasn't being taken seriously. Or he felt it was a phantom limb (or whatever that imposter limb thing is.) If it's just a kink then meh. That can't be the only explanation.
TBH, the only thing I found genuinely WTF about it was it was done with a circular saw in a public park; the "elective amputation" thing I've heard about before.
At least one got his sock off
I mean, it could also be that he had a phantom pain and couldn't take it anymore. Or an unrecorded infection that wasn't being taken seriously. Or he felt it was a phantom limb (or whatever that imposter limb thing is.) If it's just a kink then meh. That can't be the only explanation.