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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Ailing Teen Burgled While At Fundraiser

From the "A new low in Man's inhumanity to man" Department:

Donors are moving quickly to replace items stolen from an ailing Ohio teenager while he was out attending a fundraiser in his honor.

A student group is purchasing another TV for 16-year-old Sam McCready, whose new widescreen television was taken during Saturday night's break-in at his family's home in Bellville.

A Best Buy store plans to replace the stolen Sony PlayStation console.

Additionally, a security firm and a locksmith are offering their services to the family.

Sam lost both kidneys to Goodpasture's syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease, and travels 60 miles to Akron three times a week for dialysis.

The family has struggled with medical expenses as the boy has gone through repeated hospitalizations and chemotherapy treatments.

He is hoping to eventually be well enough for a kidney transplant.

Gifts and the proceeds from Saturday's fundraiser were to be presented to the family Thursday.

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When the thieves are caught they should be ... well I am not sure what the fitting punishment should be ... but images of red hot pokers and rectal cavities seem to be the most reoccurring of the myriad of images brought to mind by this story as to what they deserve.

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