wildhorses
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:01 AM
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Death-Row Privilege
Roger is a 42-year-old who has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. He is married and a father of two. For many years he has been treated for this disease and has been compliant with his diet. For the past 5 years, Roger has been on disability unable to work while he continues dialysis. He would be viewed as a hard worker and a model citizen. His condition has deteriorated now to the point that the only option is to have a kidney transplant. He has been placed on a waiting list and is hopeful to hear the all-important phone call.
Tim is a 47-year-old who has been on Oregon's death row since 1996 when he was convicted of repeatedly stabbing 32- and 28-year-old sisters he met at a club. The older woman survived 17 stab wounds to testify against him. The state of Oregon pays a reported $121,000 annually to keep Tim on dialysis. Last month the prison doctor determined he was a good candidate for a kidney transplant. With the state funding his medical care, Tim could be placed on a transplant waiting list ahead of others like Roger, who did not commit any crimes, and become the first death-row inmate to receive an organ transplant.
Should one's status as a convicted criminal be considered in evaluating the individual for an organ transplant?
Should a death-row inmate be kept alive at all cost in order to execute them later?
How willing would you be to provide organs from a loved one to a death-row inmate?
How willing are you to be an organ donor if your organs would go to a death-row inmate?
Does it seem fair to pay for an inmate's transplant with tax dollars when there are so many who have no insurance and can't afford the procedure?
If transplants were based on a person's good behavior, then who would be the judge of this behavior?
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:09 AM
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:12 AM
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2. well, if sirius is what they want.... |
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:15 AM
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:20 AM
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:popcorn:
hey, would you mind to pass the salt?
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:21 AM
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I'll trade you for the butter.
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:23 AM
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:25 AM
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:27 AM
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10. Hey, that was MY butter! |
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Oh, I'm sorry ... we learned about sharing today. Here ya go. But put it on the popcorn, not the broccoli.
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:27 AM
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anybody got any of those chocolate covered peanuts???
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:29 AM
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I got no peanuts... the popcorn is a balanced diet in and of itself.
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:52 AM
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16. true!!! but....you know ....chocolate is SO decadent... |
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that I just can't help myself...
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:32 AM
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13. I got some Cadbury Mini Eggs ... |
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Will they do?
Uh, I still need some butter, please.
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:44 AM
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here's the butter want some diet coke?
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:47 AM
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I'm going to have it in the lounge. You comin'? :hi:
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Mon Apr-17-06 02:03 AM
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18. I have some malt ball easter eggs |
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:23 AM
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6. I wouldn't like to see a precedent set for denying a death row inmate |
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lifesaving medical care for perhaps several reasons. But off the top of my head, I'll suggest that so many death penalty convictions are being overturned these days, that I think we have to be careful about officially "writing off" lives on death row.
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:25 AM
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9. point taken and well stated.... |
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:54 AM
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Mon Apr-17-06 01:51 PM
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19. care to elaborate on your reasoning? |
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