Cricket Tragic Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 The 17-year-old boy, identified only by his surname, "Zheng", confessed to his mother that he had sold the kidney after spotting an online advertisement offering cash to anyone prepared to become an organ donor. "I wanted to buy an iPad 2, but I didn't have the money," the boy told Shenzhen TV in the southern province of Guangdong, "When I surfed the internet I found an advert posted online by agent saying they were able to pay RMB20,000 to buy a kidney." After negotiations, the boy travelled north to the city of Chenzhou in Hunan Province where the kidney was removed at a local hospital which discharged him after three days, paying a total of RMB22,000for the organ. "When he came back, he had a laptop and a new Apple handset," his mother, identified as Miss Liu, told the station, showing off the livid red scar where her son's kidney was removed, "I wanted to know how he had got so much money and he finally confessed that he had sold one of his kidneys." The mother took the son back to Chenzhou to report the crime to the police, however, the mobiles of the three agents that Zheng had contacted were all switched off. The hospital, which admitted contracting out its urology department to a private businessman, denied any knowledge of the surgery. The case, which caused an online furore, was cited by some as an extreme example of the rampant materialism of modern China. Thousands of comments were posted on internet discussion groups, with many lamenting the lack of rule of law in China and the "immorality" of the new, 'capitalist' China. "This is a failure of education, the first purpose of which is to 'propagate morality'," said one comment on Hong Kong's Phoenix TV website, "This teenager's stupid behaviour is a manifestation of his radically materialistic values." "To sell a kidney in order to buy consumer goods? What vanity!" added another, "It is undeniable that modern Chinese teenagers' morality is declining. This is something we must all think about." Apple products like the iPhone and the iPad are in huge demand in China, and are seen as a badge of wealth and sophistication by young consumers. Last month scuffles broke out among desperate shoppers outside several Beijing Apple Stores as they queued to buy the newly launched iPad2 and white iPhone4. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8552195/Chinese-teen-sells-his-kidney-for-an-iPad-2.html Kids these days. :headshake:
ganeshran Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Big deal.. Cholismoke sold both his kidneys for this :headshake:
akshayxyz Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 "Apple products like the iPhone and the iPad are in huge demand in China, and are seen as a badge of wealth and sophistication by young consumers. " And I thought its Chinese who are masters of faking all these products and sell at lowest cost possible!. As for kidney-kid - no words.. I hope some one makes "kidney-app" for iPad and gives it to him for free.
Dravid Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 Big deal.. Cholismoke sold both his kidneys for this :headshake: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Holysmoke Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Big deal.. Cholismoke sold both his kidneys for this :headshake: WRONG! The only time I every thought about selling my kidneys was when I wanted this.
Holysmoke Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Show-off bambi :beee: No showoff. You dont know how much I wanted it. Set my sights on it waaaaaaaaaay in advance. For example, see these posts http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=357706&postcount=36 http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=31136&postcount=6 Those posts were before the 2007 world cup.
Desi Cartman Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 ^ Choli , what was your reaction after we won the WC ... Did u cry,dance, stunned ?
Zelig Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 No showoff. You dont know how much I wanted it. Set my sights on it waaaaaaaaaay in advance. For example, see these posts http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=357706&postcount=36 http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=31136&postcount=6 Those posts were before the 2007 world cup. I was j/k :icflove: Blessed bambi :beee:
Zelig Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 ^ Choli ' date=' what was your reaction after we won the WC ... Did u cry,dance, stunned ?[/quote'] I celebrated our win with an US gal
MonishaSarabhai Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 well he's not feeling too well right now and apparently is regretting his decision...
Texy Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 why is everyone shocked? College educated middle class girls in Indian get into prostitution to help pay for brand name clothes, bags, shoes, fancy parties and cars....just to be recognized As for this guy, I hope he accidentally drops and breaks his sh!tpad then get kidney infection and dies... no one w/ that IQ deserves to bear children in the future and pass on that stupidity...would be worse than genetic mutation
Desi Cartman Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 ^ ya a 17 year old kid deserves to die for being stupid
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