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Man Robs Bank to get Medical Care in Jail

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelo...out/man-robs-bank-to-get-medical-care-in-jail

This guy's a thief -- he stole my idea. Also, shouldn't you get to go to federal prison since this is a bank robbery? Good luck, Blue.

Earlier this month, Verone (pictured), a 59-year-old convenience store clerk, walked into a Gaston, N.C., bank and handed the cashier a note demanding $1 and medical attention. Then he waited calmly for police to show up.

He's now in jail and has an appointment with a doctor this week.
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The best part:
The teller was so frightened that she had to be taken to the hospital to be checked out.
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Ooh, a whole dollar!

Too bad in America, we only give medical treatment commensurate with the crime.
 
Monketey Ghost said:
Ooh, a whole dollar!

Too bad in America, we only give medical treatment commensurate with the crime.
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Not so far off. From the article:

Because he only asked for $1, Verone was charged with larceny, not bank robbery. But he said that if his punishment isn't severe enough, he plans to tell the judge that he'll do it again.
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I've heard of homeless people who commit a petty crime just so they could spend the winter in a warm jail.
 
I think this guy is seriously overestimating the availability and quality of medical care in prison.
 
Something similar happened in Ohio a few years ago:
On May 1, Mr. Bowers — or, as he is known to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, prisoner A535976 — handed a teller a stickup note, got four $20 bills and then handed them over to a security guard, telling the guard that it was his day to be a hero, according to accounts by The Columbus Dispatch and The Associated Press.

At his trial in October, he explained to the judge that he was about to turn 63 and had lost his job making deliveries for a drug wholesaler. He said that with only minimum-wage jobs available, he preferred to draw a three-year sentence, which would get him to age 66, when, he said, he could live off of Social Security. And that is what he got.
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The ugly thing is the people who will say this means prisoners should get less health care, not that law-abiding citizens should get more.
 
Alt+F4 said:
I think this guy is seriously overestimating the availability and quality of medical care in prison.
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My understanding is that it is pretty damn good, at least in California, where a rather enormous amount of money is spent on prison health care.There are federal regulatations mandating a pretty high standard of care for prisoners. I know this guy was not in California but I assume it is not that different where he is.
 
Alt+F4 said:
I think this guy is seriously overestimating the availability and quality of medical care in prison.
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He needs to get out and do it again. The only way he will get decent medical is in the federal system.

He had the right plan, but he should have just taken more cash. He'll probably languish in the county jail for a few months, with zero health care, and then he can get out and do it right.

Live and learn.
 
So this is where our health care insanity has led us

I've often stated that if I suddenly developed cancer this is probably the route I'd go down. It's that or just die.

And generally I try to live. Even when health insurance companies refuse to cover me.

Man robs bank of $1 to receive medical care in prison.

Oh but I'm sure he was just some undeserving lazy slob that needed to be kept in unrelenting pain because that's what America is all about.
 
Aepervius said:
That's fine, I think you are seriously overestimating the availibility and quality of medical care of uninsured people outside of prison.
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Am I? Please enlighten us as to to this man's particular situation in North Carolina. Did he apply for Medicaid? What was their response?
 
There were other options for this guy, this is from the comments to the story from his local newspaper.

Also, if you just so happen to live in Mecklenburg County or know someone who does, there is a program called PHYSICIANS REACH OUT. They are about the same as the Novant Financial Assistance but they go by a 200% poverty rate and provide a PCP doctor within either Novant or CMC for you. There is a $20 application fee and you can go online at www.careringnc.com to get the application and set up the interview. To schedule, call 704-375-0175.

There are options out there. You just need to find the resources. Ask around. It's called networking. Don't resort to life of crime. More than likely, you may never get out of that way of life.
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Alt+F4 said:
I think this guy is seriously overestimating the availability and quality of medical care in prison.
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I'd assume that when you can't get the medical care you need getting medical care in prison is better than nothing.
 
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