This is just disgusting

[ModerateRepZero]

update: Huff's legs have been found and returned, though with graffiti

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11653018/

Stolen prosthetic legs returned to teen
Mother found them in car, but marked with graffiti

Associated Press
Updated: 8:34 a.m. ET March 3, 2006
ARCADIA, Calif. - A 16-year-old girl?s prosthetic legs, which were stolen twice since November, have been quietly returned, police said.

Melissa Huff?s mother found the legs in her unlocked car, which she had parked at Arcadia High School on Wednesday afternoon.

?Nobody was seen in or around the car,? Arcadia police Lt. Ken Harper said. ?There were no witnesses. We lifted some fingerprints and will see if there is any match.?

Huff?s right leg was amputated below the knee after she was struck by a car two years ago.

The first theft happened Nov. 1, when someone cut a hole in a window screen in Huff?s home and stole a $12,000 cosmetic leg. Her doctor and two companies donated money for a new, $16,000 sports leg, which she uses to play softball on the Arcadia High team.

'I'm not scared of them'
The stolen leg was tossed into the family?s back yard in January.

But on Valentine?s Day, somebody stole both legs after prying open a screen window. She had been unable to wear either prosthetic at the time because of a surgery. The legs were returned Wednesday, but had graffiti on them.

She was scheduled Friday to pick up another new leg, which the community rallied to buy for her.

Huff said she and her family believe the thief knows her.

?It doesn?t bother me,? she said. ?I?m not scared of them.?

Arcadia is about 24 miles east of Los Angeles.

 

[MX2]

Black Market Body Parts: Your source for savings

 

[blackrain]

Originally posted by: RBachman
I'm partial to the idea of dousing the thief's / thieves' head(s) in gasoline and torching them. If you douse the flame at just the right moment, they'll live but be horrifically scarred for life. I also like the idea of removing mens' organ. The idea of castration has been around for a long time, but I think a penisectomy would be a much more effective way to make someone's life hell; they'd still have the urge but no means of fulfilling it. Not that I've given this much thought...

:shocked:

 

[aidanjm]

why does a fake leg cost $16000? 😕

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
why does a fake leg cost $16000? 😕

Because it was embedded with various jewels.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: RBachman
I'm partial to the idea of dousing the thief's / thieves' head(s) in gasoline and torching them. If you douse the flame at just the right moment, they'll live but be horrifically scarred for life. I also like the idea of removing mens' organ. The idea of castration has been around for a long time, but I think a penisectomy would be a much more effective way to make someone's life hell; they'd still have the urge but no means of fulfilling it. Not that I've given this much thought...

Have you considered the field of torture consulting?

 

[feelingshorter]

there must be a black market for fake legs or something. If i were them, i would check on ebay or the local area for anyone selling a similar leg.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: envy me

Terrible story. But have you considered that maybe this family had a shvtty HMO or was not covered for the cost for the leg and maybe tried to scam the system? I know I would.

Yeah, you're an idiot like that.

 

[tranceport]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: everman
The thief's legs should be removed, since he apparently has no problem doing that to others.

I agree.

qft