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ORIGINAL: bounty44

Michael, if im understanding emory's reasoning rightly, its not a matter of guarding the prisoner per se, rather, they are refusing to do the operation because they don't believe its in the best interest of a donor to deal with the effects of donating while being in prison. so its the "after" they are more worried about.

it would seem the solution could be a hospital that has a secured and guarded ward to it, like a psychiatric floor.

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ORIGINAL: bounty44

yes, but as im understanding it, with the justification being they don't want him in prison, or rather back in prison, after having donated.

they are not saying that outright, but that's the only inference I can make.

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Dickerson was released from jail six weeks later and he was scheduled to undergo surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Oct. 3 to donate his left kidney to his son. But he was arrested on Sept. 28 for violating his parole again for possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies as well as for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, according to criminal records.

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ORIGINAL: WhoreMods

I'm sorry, but why is this the hospital's fault? It wasn't anybody there who was picked up for a probation violation a week before the operation was originally scheduled.

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Dickerson was released from jail six weeks later and he was scheduled to undergo surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Oct. 3 to donate his left kidney to his son. But he was arrested on Sept. 28 for violating his parole again for possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies as well as for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, according to criminal records.

It's a terrible shame about the child, but if the father couldn't manage to keep his nose clean between his release and donating the organ, then his son not getting the transplant last month is more on him than on anybody else.

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr

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ORIGINAL: WhoreMods

I'm sorry, but why is this the hospital's fault? It wasn't anybody there who was picked up for a probation violation a week before the operation was originally scheduled.

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Dickerson was released from jail six weeks later and he was scheduled to undergo surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Oct. 3 to donate his left kidney to his son. But he was arrested on Sept. 28 for violating his parole again for possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies as well as for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, according to criminal records.

It's a terrible shame about the child, but if the father couldn't manage to keep his nose clean between his release and donating the organ, then his son not getting the transplant last month is more on him than on anybody else.

Re-read the article. The way I read it the alleged scumbag father is out of jail, but the hospital is refusing to do the operation until the donor jumps through their hoops.

That the father is probably a waste of life, breathing air that could be better served on good people is not in contention. To me, the issue is: His kidney could save a (HIS) child's life.

To me, nothing else matters.

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ORIGINAL: Danemora

You and I must have read different articles then, Bounty. Because the inferences you are making were not really even close to what was being said in the article. Just being honest with you. Its about him having to show compliance with probation, not Emory having to provide a secured ward for a guy who was officially released from jail on the 2nd.

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When evaluating any potential donor, Emory's medical team is required to consider the ability of the donor to manage the many complications and health challenges that come with a major surgical procedure."

"... We want a successful transplant for A.J. and we also want a positive outcome for his father or any other potential living donor," the statement added.

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ORIGINAL: bounty44

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ORIGINAL: Danemora

You and I must have read different articles then, Bounty. Because the inferences you are making were not really even close to what was being said in the article. Just being honest with you. Its about him having to show compliance with probation, not Emory having to provide a secured ward for a guy who was officially released from jail on the 2nd.

initially they would not do the operation because he was in jail. couple that with this:

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When evaluating any potential donor, Emory's medical team is required to consider the ability of the donor to manage the many complications and health challenges that come with a major surgical procedure."

"... We want a successful transplant for A.J. and we also want a positive outcome for his father or any other potential living donor," the statement added.

im not aware of any rules/laws/regulations, etc, that prevent a man on probation from being a donor.

so its not a stretch to infer they want to make sure he doesn't end up back in jail.

alternatively, I suppose one could infer when the hospital says "manage the complications" (in reference to the donor), they could be meaning that if he can manage his probation, then he is more likely in their eyes to manage the complications associated with donating.

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ORIGINAL: WhoreMods
but if he hadn't got caught breaking his probation terms, the operation would have taken place last month and the child wouldn't be in this mess now.

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr

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ORIGINAL: WhoreMods
but if he hadn't got caught breaking his probation terms, the operation would have taken place last month and the child wouldn't be in this mess now.

That's completely true. Absolutely.

Now tell me: How does any of that stack up to the death of a child? The child should get the death penalty because his father's a piece of shit?

How important is "justice being served" when it's put up against a moral obligation to a CHILD?

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ORIGINAL: bounty44

i think the article finishes with a hopeful note when it said something like "talks will resume Monday"

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ORIGINAL: WhoreMods
Apparently the child's father, who thought that whatever he broke his probation over was more important than not running the risk of getting locked up before the operation, doesn't give a flying fuck about his moral obligation to his son.