You be the judge.....

[wildhorses]

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?

[Arugula Latte]

1. Hmmmm...

:popcorn:

[wildhorses]

2. well, if sirius is what they want....

:popcorn:

[AirmensMom]

3. Oh, boy ...

:popcorn:

[wildhorses]

4. here we go again....

:popcorn:

hey, would you mind to pass the salt?

[AirmensMom]

5. Sure.

I'll trade you for the butter.

:popcorn:

[wildhorses]

7. headed your way....

:popcorn:
melted, right?

[XemaSab]

8. Yummah.

[AirmensMom]

10. Hey, that was MY butter!

:spank:



Oh, I'm sorry ... we learned about sharing today. Here ya go. But put it on the popcorn, not the broccoli.

:popcorn:

[wildhorses]

11. good stuff....huh?

:popcorn:




anybody got any of those chocolate covered peanuts???

[XemaSab]

12. Oh yeah.

I got no peanuts... the popcorn is a balanced diet in and of itself.

[wildhorses]

16. true!!! but....you know ....chocolate is SO decadent...

that I just can't help myself...

[AirmensMom]

13. I got some Cadbury Mini Eggs ...

Will they do?

Uh, I still need some butter, please.

:popcorn:

[wildhorses]

14. thanks for the eggs

here's the butter
want some diet coke?

[AirmensMom]

15. Finally!

I'm going to have it in the lounge. You comin'? :hi:

[mrcheerful]

18. I have some malt ball easter eggs

[PublicWrath]

6. I wouldn't like to see a precedent set for denying a death row inmate

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.

[wildhorses]

9. point taken and well stated....

:yourock:

[spag68]

17. Dealth row

should be abolished.

[wildhorses]

19. care to elaborate on your reasoning?

:popcorn: