China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'
By Martin Patience
BBC News, Beijing
The iPad 2 went on sale in China last month
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.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934
China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'
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So the going rate for a kidney is a laptop and iPad 2 lol, I love the way the mum didn't even notice that he had surgery until he confessed. I have used the iPads, and can tell you they are not worth the money let alone risking your life in a dodgy hospital, that is one crazy person. I bet apple saw this and loved it, a lot of free promotion for them.
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QFT.WiseMasterUk wrote:iPads ... can tell you they are not worth the money
This whole story is just plain sick and wrong though. And if Apple actually show any kind of support for this then every single member of their company should go to hell. (Or whatever the equivalent of hell is to whoever's reading this...)