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Pastimes : Ask Me -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (793)	5/21/1998 3:10:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1035

Ever heard about this? This story came from the "Daily Texan" - the University of Texas > > > >newspaper. Apparently it occurred during Fall Premier -- a UT > > > tradition > > > >that is a celebration of the end of midterms. > > > > > > > >"Reason to not party anymore"- > > > > > > > >This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a > > > > >good time, had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him > and > > > > > > >invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed and went > along > > > >with her. She took him to a party in some apartment and they > > > continued > > > >to drink, and even got involved with some other drugs (unknown > > > which). > > > >The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub > > > filled > > > >with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but > looked > > > >around to see he was alone. He looked down at his chest, which > had > > > >"CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE" written on it in lipstick. He saw a > phone > > > >was on a stand next to the tub, so he picked it up and dialed. > > > > > > > >He explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that > he > > > >didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really > calling. > > > > > > >She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and she asked him > to > > > >look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so > she > > > told > > > >him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9 inch slits on > his > > > lower > > > >back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and they > sent > > > a > > > >rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out > more > > > of > > > >what had happened. His kidneys were stolen. They are worth 10,000 > > > dollars > > > >each on the black market. (I was unaware this even existed.) > Several > > > >guesses are in order: The second party was a sham, the people > > > involved had > > > >to be at least medical students, and it was not just recreational > > > drugs he > > > >was given. Regardless, he is currently > > > >in the hospital on life support, awaiting a kidney. The > University of > > > > > > >Texas, in conjunction with Baylor University Medical Center, is > > > conducting > > > >tissue research to match the sophomore student with a donor. > > > > > > > >I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting > business > > > >travelers. This ring is well organized, well funded, has very > skilled > > > > > > >personnel, and is currently in most major cities and recently > very > > > >active in New Orleans. The crime begins when a business traveler > goes > > > to > > > >a lounge for a drink at the end of the work day. A person in the > bar > > > >walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy them a drink. The > last > > > thing > > > >the traveler remembers until they wake up in a hotel room bath > tub, > > > their > > > >body submerged to their neck in ice, is sipping that drink. There > is > > > a > > > >note taped to the wall instructing them not to move and to call > > > >911. A phone is on a small table next to the bathtub for them to > > > >call. The business traveler calls 911, who have become quite > familiar > > > >with this crime. The business traveler is instructed by the 911 > > > operator > > > >to very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel if there > is a > > > tube > > > >protruding from their lower back. The business traveler finds the > > > tube and > > > >answers, "Yes." The 911 operator tells them to remain still, > having > > > >already sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of > the > > > business > > > >traveler's kidneys have been harvested. > > > > > > > >This is not a scam or out of a science fiction novel, it is real. > It > > > >is documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to > you > > > >travels, please be careful. Sadly, this is very true. My husband > is a > > > >Houston Firefighter/EMT and they have received alerts regarding > this > > > crime > > > >ring. It is to be taken very seriously. The daughter of a friend > of a > > > > > > >fellow firefighter had this happen to her. Skilled doctors are > > > performing > > > >these crimes! (which, by the way, have been highly noted in the > Las > > > Vegas > > > >area). Additionally, the military has received alerts regarding > this. > > > This > > > >story blew me away. I really want as many people to see this as > > > possible > > > >so please bounce this to whoever you can. > > > > > > > >Michele Shafer - DML/Lab Administration > > > >Medical Manager Research & Development 15151 > > > >N.W. 99th Street > > > >Alachua, Florida 32615 > > > >Tel. (904) 462-2148 > > > >Fax (904) 462-1505 > > > > ----- > > > <?/color> > >