Possible Jail Time Cut for Organ Donors
Mar 09
Inmates in South Carolina could soon find that a kidney is worth 180 days. Lawmakers are considering legislation that would let prisoners donate organs or bone marrow in exchange for time off their sentences.
The good thing about such a plan is that it encourages inmates to donate. Maybe they could possibly get a friendly letter from a person they saved with their donation. The Digg users had mixed opinions…some said it seemed like “vengeance”, among other things. I think it should be tried out in SC, and they should see how it goes. Maybe it will convince these inmates to give a helping hand.
But will they only give a helping hand for the sake of getting out of jail? That’s the question.
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Source: Yahoo News
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Mar 10, 2007 @ 14:43:19
I do feel like they will only be giving organs for the sake of getting out of jail. This is something that is a win-win for people who need the organ donations and inmates who want their sentence reduced but I wonder if its a loss for society as a whole? I feel like it’s just a “deal” like the ones a cop would make with a snitch. The resulting question is then does the positive outweigh the negative?