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2005-05-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-20 01:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ..A question here. Mr. ~~Dumbshit~~Rossiter loses the finger in an accident...and the authorities just gave it back? We're not talking about a gallstone here - this thing would have either been reattached if possible (which leads me to believe that Rossiter may have severed it himself or had it done in exchange for the millions they thought they were going to get from Wendy's) or disposed of as biohazard waste.
I'm gonna guess the Authorities never heard of the 'industrial accident'.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-05-20 07:35|| 2005-05-20 07:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't read the story. Did GoldenPalace.com buy it?

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-20 08:27|| 2005-05-20 08:27|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2005-05-20 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 According to a similar story, the digit needs to be reattached within six hours.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-05-20 08:39|| 2005-05-20 08:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyone actually think this goof had medical insurance?

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-05-20 10:28|| 2005-05-20 10:28|| Front Page Top

#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">Steve White 2005-05-20 12:12|| 2005-05-20 12:12|| Front Page Top

#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">Spot 2005-05-20 16:38|| 2005-05-20 16:38|| Front Page Top

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