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Organs of UK Nuclear Workers Secretly Harvested; Energy Secretary Apologizes

fernlyn writes with word of a report detailing a decades-long practice of clandestine post-mortem organ removal from the bodies of dozens of workers in the UK's nuclear energy industry; Britain's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has apologized to the families of those workers whose organs were taken without consent or even acknowledgement. Many of the organs taken were removed without any apparent forensic purpose in mind. Surviving relatives are understandably upset with what they see as cavalier treatment of their loved ones' bodies (even beyond unauthorized organ removal), such as the replacement of bones with lengths of broomstick.

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  1. Re:What the hell is the fuss about by EasyTarget · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You should, however, care more about the memories of the person than the persons dead body which they will no longer have a use for

    Unless, of course, by your twisty trolling logic, those memories include the memory of their body being desecrated?
    There is a reason why people here are associating your attitudes with sociopathic behaviour.

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    "Oops, I always forget the purpose of competition is to divide people into winners and losers." - Hobbes
  2. Re:What the hell is the fuss about by mcgrew · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How old are you, kid? Thirteen? Clearly, nobody you have ever loved has ever died.