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BoomerD

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Growing up in the 60's a Sino/Soviet war was always a possibility. (there was a short conflict, neither side won...but BOTH sides claimed victory)
 
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dank69

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Pens1566

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I was just reading about that and thought to myself...really? Only between 60 to 365 days off a sentence...for an organ or bone marrow? Talk about lowballing the inmates, but I'm not surprised.

Bone marrow wouldn't be that big of a deal ... at least nowhere near a kidney or part of your liver.
 

Pohemi

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Bone marrow wouldn't be that big of a deal ... at least nowhere near a kidney or part of your liver.
I wasn't only thinking about the anatomical cost to the inmate, but the value to the recipient. It's something that is pretty much always in scarce supply, and they want to offer the donors a few months off.

I wonder why long-serving inmates would bother to be honest, other than the moral and empathetic standpoint to do good for someone else and maybe save a life.
 

Pens1566

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I wasn't only thinking about the anatomical cost to the inmate, but the value to the recipient. It's something that is pretty much always in scarce supply, and they want to offer the donors a few months off.

I wonder why long-serving inmates would bother to be honest, other than the moral and empathetic standpoint to do good for someone else and maybe save a life.

Good point.

I could see it being something the rare "Andy Dufresne" type inmate would go for. Might help with parole as well.
 
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