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| Chili Finger Was Sold |
| 2005-05-20 |
| A man whose severed finger was found in a bowl of fast-food chilli had reportedly given the digit to a co-worker to settle a debt. Brian Rossiter lost the finger in an industrial accident. The San Francisco Chronicle said the 36-year-old gave the finger to the husband of the woman who later claimed to have found it in her chili. Rossiter's mother told the newspaper her son was broke after the accident. "He had a money problem. He owed $50 to this character," she said. "My son is a happy-go-lucky guy. He thought it was cute to show (the severed finger)." Anna Ayala has been charged with planting the finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili to extort money from the company. The 39-year-old claimed she bit down on the finger as she ate at a San Jose Wendy's in March. She later dropped a claim against the restaurant chain, saying the issue had caused her "great emotional distress". The company has lost millions of dollars in business and has been forced to lay off staff as a result. If convicted of all charges, Ayala faces a maximum penalty of more than nine years in jail. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Interesting take, Doc. Does this mean you can traffic in body parts (your own)? I know people sell their blood, but if I wanted to sell my kidney, could I? |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-05-20 16:38 |
| #6 Of course they gave the finger back. It's his property. That, by the way, is the law for body parts. It's also the law for corpses, but they become the property of the next of kin. That's English common law from way back. When you have a body part removed in surgery, you've signed a form (before anesthesia, natch) that gives the hospital permission to send the part to the pathologist for examination, followed by disposal. But there's no such consent here for Mr. Rossiter who lost the finger in an accident. It's his to sell if he wants. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-05-20 12:12 |
| #5 Anyone actually think this goof had medical insurance? |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-05-20 10:28 |
| #4 According to a similar story, the digit needs to be reattached within six hours. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-05-20 08:39 |
| #3 I wonder if the proper OSHA report was filed by the contractor or the owner of the site of the accident? |
| Posted by: Cheque Speager6866 2005-05-20 08:32 |
| #2 Didn't read the story. Did GoldenPalace.com buy it? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-20 08:27 |
| #1 ..A question here. Mr. I'm gonna guess the Authorities never heard of the 'industrial accident'. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-05-20 07:35 |