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| Inmate paid $500,000 for losing penis in jail |
| 2009-01-06 |
| Yikes! A FORMER prison inmate has been awarded $500,000 after his manhood was consumed by flesh-eating bacteria while he was behind bars. Charlie Manning, 61, was serving a 13-month stretch at Stafford Creek prison in Washington state, US, for a boozy fight when he became sick, The Daily Telegraph reports. The prison doctor wrongly diagnosed his symptoms as an allergic reaction to medication. Turned out he had necrotising fasciitis - and the bacteria destroyed his penis and one testicle. "It's been a nightmare," Manning said. "I figured I should settle for what I could get because I just want it behind me. It's unreal. It's like something from Mars." A prison spokesman admitted: "Not all medical judgments - whether performed in a prison or at a doctor's office - are infallible." The Seattle Times said surgeons made a replacement penis with skin from Manning's thigh. |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #8 500.000 dollars and no hookers to spend them on... this sucks |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-01-06 19:49 |
| #7 'Stretch' is probably not the most apropos word for this short article..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2009-01-06 14:49 |
| #6 In Massachusetts he could now sue for a sex change operation. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-06 13:23 |
| #5 no the real smart ppl are the biggest crooks they just know how too rip me and you off and get the hell out of dodge, or just ask the gov for a bailout |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-06 12:26 |
| #4 A perfect explanation for how Chris Matthews feels a tingle down his "thigh" whenever he thinks of Obama. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-01-06 08:18 |
| #3 Yet another reason why smart people stay out of prison. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-01-06 08:12 |
| #2 A prison spokesman admitted: "Not all medical judgments - whether performed in a prison or at a doctor's office - are infallible." We'll just say that statement comes across as flaccid. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-06 08:05 |
| #1 If I were his cellmate I'd be worried. Better set the toilet mode to 'hover'. And quite sticking that thing where it doesn't belong. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-06 06:49 |