Man Robs Bank to Get Medical Care

tastybasslines · #1 06-21-2011, 11:55 AM

Pretty smart if you ask me, but sad he was unable to get the care he needed through regular channels. Jail is better than death though!

Man robs bank for $1 to get medical care in jail - Health - Health care - msnbc.com

MJ5150 · #2 06-21-2011, 12:23 PM

Sounds like a Denzel Washington movie.

-Mike

warwick.hoy · #3 06-21-2011, 12:26 PM

A similar incident occurred here in Downtown Spokane. A homeless couple attempted to rob a bank because the women had mental health issues and needed medical attention.

I think that says something by how little attention our healthcare system pays to those that have fallen through the cracks. I wish I knew how to fix it as complaining won't do any good,....but if people are opting for jail time in order to get medical attention,....that's pretty sad.

In fact searching through the news stories I can't even find the article,...but I remember the day they did it since the bank the attempted to rob was a block away from where I was working at the time.

DwaynieAD · #4 06-21-2011, 12:34 PM

i always said if i ended up homeless i'd start robbing banks, get away with it you have money, get caught you get free room and board

MatticusMania · #5 06-21-2011, 12:38 PM

My uncle was a transient. One winter he was cold. Talking to my Dad on the phone, my pops told him to throw a brick through a supermarket window. He got picked up and spent the winter in jail.

Bloodhammer · #6 06-21-2011, 12:38 PM

Everything I want to say about this will get me banned, so unfortunately I'm left speechless...

**jmattbassplaya** · #7 06-21-2011, 01:04 PM

It's sad the lengths people have to go to just to get help in this country. The amount of bureaucracy is astounding.

MJ5150 · #8 06-21-2011, 01:13 PM

Yeah, it's all everyones elses fault Mr. Verone has the financial and medical problems he has.

-Mike

Ursus Tyrannus · #9 06-21-2011, 01:16 PM

Humm....

MatticusMania · #10 06-21-2011, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Yeah, it's all everyones elses fault Mr. Verone has the financial and medical problems he has.

-Mike

We dont know that its not

tastybasslines · #11 06-21-2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Yeah, it's all everyones elses fault Mr. Verone has the financial and medical problems he has.

-Mike

Only the rich could really afford the care he needed.

stratovani · #12 06-21-2011, 01:22 PM

A truly sad story, and a scathing indictment of health care. That's all I'll say, any further and I'll be banned.

**jmattbassplaya** · #13 06-21-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Yeah, it's all everyones elses fault Mr. Verone has the financial and medical problems he has.

-Mike

Who said it was? The guy said he needed medical help and that was the only logical way he could think of getting it.

MJ5150 · #14 06-21-2011, 01:32 PM

The consensus so far here is how terrible our system is for not providing medical care to this man and others like him.

Instead of finding a way to pay for his medical care, he breaks laws so he can make the government pay for it.

-Mike

MatticusMania · #15 06-21-2011, 01:36 PM

I believe that no one should have to go without medical care, and its a sad fact that many do. This man was willing to give up 3 years of his life (at least thats what he was hoping for) in order to cover care that he could not otherwise afford. I dont know his entire situation as to why he can't afford care, but it is pretty sad that this is what he felt he had to resort to.

powderfinger · #16 06-21-2011, 01:40 PM

Our healthcare system... the best in the world. If you are lucky enough to get access to it. I am so thankful I have health inusrance through my job. If I didn't, or lost my job, I'd have to pray.... pray I didnt get sick.

**jmattbassplaya** · #17 06-21-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

I believe that no one should have to go without medical care, and its a sad fact that many do. This man was willing to give up 3 years of his life (at least thats what he was hoping for) in order to cover care that he could not otherwise afford. I dont know his entire situation as to why he can't afford care, but it is pretty sad that this is what he felt he had to resort to.

+1

Unfortunately, proper medical care is becoming a luxury that only the rich can afford.

powderfinger · #18 06-21-2011, 01:41 PM

And a symptom of how much of a sick, greedy society we have become is the fact that many (usually those with plenty of money) say that "healthcare isn't a right, not a privledge". Yeah.....

TheVoiceless · #19 06-21-2011, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powderfinger

Our healthcare system... the best in the world. If you are lucky enough to get access to it. I am so thankful I have health inusrance through my job. If I didn't, or lost my job, I'd have to pray.... pray I didnt get sick.

Get ready to not have health care. Starting with Obamacare, companies will begin to stop providing health care to they're employees.

Never quite understood why I could independently buy my car insurance, but not health insurance. Well I guess I can for $1000 a month, but why is it so unaffordable? Oh yeah....... greed.

The health care system will always be a failure as long as its for profit. Any industry that is dependent on others suffering is flawed in principal.

LiquidMidnight · #20 06-21-2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

The consensus so far here is how terrible our system is for not providing medical care to this man and others like him.

Instead of finding a way to pay for his medical care, he breaks laws so he can make the government pay for it.

-Mike

Self-preservation is one of the most strong innate drives in humans. If you were up against a wall with regard to your health, are you saying that libertarian ideals are going to win out over continuing to live?