| Waterspider 2005-12-23, 6:00 pm |
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"Alan" <alan@veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk> wrote
> But this is no myth is it Spidey? This is *News*
> http://news.independent.co.uk/world...ticle334823.ece
> Mr Cooke's daughter, Susan Kittredge, said she learned last week that her
> father may have been one of the victims of a ghoulish body-parts-for-sale
> scam that has been under investigation by the District Attorney's office
> in
> Brooklyn for several months <snip the rest... if you haven't read it,
> follow the link>
It's certainly based on fact, but the suggestion that the old guy's
"cancerous bones" may have been used for dental implants is pure speculation
and perhaps a bit sensationalist.
What the story illustrates rather nicely is the stupidity of people who have
a rather bizzare attachment to the corpses of their loved ones. Imagine, if
everyone donated their remains to medical science for either study or
transplant, there would be no more business for our modern-day body
snatchers. It would certainly be helpful, too, to all those folks on long
transplant lists.
Spidey
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