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To all those people thinking that gaming the system this way is fine and they'd do it: Let's not say it's you with a cancerous liver, let's say it's your mom, c
by smoody 16y ago
To all those people thinking that gaming the system this way is fine and they'd do it: Let's not say it's you with a cancerous liver, let's say it's your mom, child, or sibling. and they're near death. And let's not say that they'd get a liver by gaming the system, but let's say instead that the doctor just provided you with the news that your loved one will not be getting a liver in time because someone wealthy cut in line and that your mom/child/brother will not live long enough to get a transplant. NOW how do you feel about gaming the system?
- aikinai 16y agoFrom the perspective of one liver or one jurisdiction, he didn't "cut in line;" he was just one more person on the waitlist and they followed their standard procedures for deciding who gets that one liver in that one jurisdiction. If he happened to live in Tennessee, he would have gotten that liver even if it wasn't wealthy. He just increased his chances across the board by putting himself on waitlists everywhere. Of course, that is still "gaming the system," and I can see why it would bother people, but there's no victim.