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[Waser Lave]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...acific-13639934

A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report.

The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.

The story only came to light after the teenager's mother became suspicious.

The case highlights China's black market in organ trafficking. A scarcity of organ donors has led to a flourishing trade.

Deep red scar

It all started when the high school student saw an online advert offering money to organ donors.

Illegal agents organised a trip to the hospital and paid him $3,392 (£2,077) after the operation.

With the cash the student bought an iPad 2, as well as a laptop.

When his mother noticed the computers and the deep red scar on his body, which was caused by the surgery, Little Zheng confessed.

In 2007, Chinese authorities banned organ trafficking and have introduced a voluntary donor scheme to try to combat the trade.

[Jake]

Little Zheng? Half of China has that last name.

[Brennon]

Yeah I saw this on the Phillip Defranco Show Yesterday.

[rapmastahc]

Eeeewwww, that's messed up, Little Zheng. A black market for organs *shudder*

[crtitcmeerca]

Maybe the little is referring to his name being Xiao Zheng, which translates loosely as Little Zheng. But i understand what you're trying to say.

Thats insane. This news article should become a signed petition to Apple to lower the cost of its merchandise and to make them more readily available to everyone.

[Jake]

Eeeewwww, that's messed up, Little Zheng. A black market for organs *shudder*

The Chinese government makes millions if not billions out of it. They sentence people to death and sell their organs, humanely wrong maybe but efficient, definitely!

[Kat]

I wouldn't sell my kidney for an iPad or shit like that, but college tuition LOL.. where do I sign over my kidney..

[Waser Lave]

I wouldn't sell my kidney for an iPad or shit like that, but college tuition LOL.. where do I sign over my kidney..

It's simple, sell your kidney for your college tuition value and buy a cheap Chinese kidney for $2,000 so the kid can buy an iPad. Win-win situation there.

[crelde]

This is the world we live in, uuuuhuhhh
scary shit...

[Jake]

It's simple, sell your kidney for your college tuition value and buy a cheap Chinese kidney for $2,000 so the kid can buy an iPad. Win-win situation there.

What if she has a bad kidney?

[Waser Lave]

What if she has a bad kidney?

Stock up on spares.

[Kat]

Psh, I have great kidneys, and I only need one to live so brb goin 2 find organ black market

[Jake]

Stock up on spares.

True dat, keep them in the back of the car in case you ever need one.

[Abradix]

I hope he sells the other one when iPad 3 comes out next month, spends 2 months on dialysis, misses an appointment, and dies a slow painful death.

[jcrdude]

I hope he sells the other one when iPad 3 comes out next month, spends 2 months on dialysis, misses an appointment, and dies a slow painful death.

I was literally just wondering where the fuck you went about an hour ago.

[James]

Lmao, I'd never do that. The tuition though... That's a good idea.

[batryn]

I hope he sells the other one when iPad 3 comes out next month, spends 2 months on dialysis, misses an appointment, and dies a slow painful death.

Why? It's his kidney right? And people donate them all the time... so there is no extra danger from being paid... he just gets a little incentive to donate...

[Abradix]

I was literally just wondering where the fuck you went about an hour ago.

Psychic connection! I lurk for a few minutes every day... But on the weekends I get to actually make myself known.

Why? It's his kidney right? And people donate them all the time... so there is no extra danger from being paid... he just gets a little incentive to donate...

It also shortens your life expectancy by about 5 years. Sorry, but an apple product isn't even worth 5 days of my life. The people who donate do it out of the goodness of their heart, this capitalist swine decided to make a profit on someone else's misfortune... And spend the profits on a menial product that will be a dinosaur-machine in a few years time. What a toolbox.

[Gen]

I read somewhere that a woman was arrested here trying to sell her two children for one i`Pad 2 . I didn't know people were that desperate to get one...

[James]

It also shortens your life expectancy by about 5 years. Sorry, but an apple product isn't even worth 5 days of my life. The people who donate do it out of the goodness of their heart, this capitalist swine decided to make a profit on someone else's misfortune... And spend the profits on a menial product that will be a dinosaur-machine in a few years time. What a toolbox.

Exactly the way I was thinking.

[Blueberry]

I read somewhere that a woman was arrested here trying to sell her two children for one i`Pad 2 . I didn't know people were that desperate to get one...

WTF!!! What has this world come to??

Edited by Blueberry, 04 June 2011 - 03:47 PM.

[mizukori]

WTF!!! What has this world come to??

No idea, but people are going to do stupid stuff to get what they want.

[Pangca]

I saw this on FailBlog. It frightens me what people are willing to pay for technology. Especially Apple products in general >_> $80/month data plans on an iPhone anyone?

[iargue]

WTF!!! What has this world come to??

It has always been that way.

[weaboo]

Fuck man, People always do this kinda thing in china/japan they cook babies that come from an abortion.
And then sell or some shit. Fucking disgusting