Old one but a "good" one: teenager gets heart transplant after initially being denied one due to his criminal record and a history of non-compliance. Two years later, he steals a car, robs an eldery woman and dies in a car crash while fleeing police.

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image showing Old one but a "good" one: teenager gets heart transplant after initially being denied one due to his criminal record and a history of non-compliance. Two years later, he steals a car, robs an eldery woman and dies in a car crash while fleeing police.

Elementaryfan on December 31st, 2018 at 16:17 UTC »

Full story:

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2013/08/21/health/georgia-heart-transplant/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&rm=1

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna334001

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/news/local/readers-reactions-anthony-stokes-heart-transplant-and-death/iEPVnSoeey8xdDLuUCzSkM/amp.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/01/atlanta-teen-who-received-controversial-heart-transplant-dies-in-chase-with-police/?utm_term=.57b262c21175

And then this Twitter exchange ensued:

https://imgur.com/gallery/7n9KkdZ

kitty9020 on December 31st, 2018 at 16:55 UTC »

Federal records show that 3,400 people were on waiting lists for heart transplants in 2012, but only 2,000 of these procedures were performed. While waiting for a heart transplant, 331 people died.

I know it's hard to tell what someone will do in the future but someone died waiting for a heart that was instead given to this person. This is beyond infuriating.

ballplayer0025 on December 31st, 2018 at 17:54 UTC »

I really really hope the donor's family doesn't know where their family member's heart went.