Thursday, February 18, 2010
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining--Even in China.
'Twas in the news today--A bridge collapsed in Shanghai because instead of using just steel and good concrete, the builders used garbage in the interior of beams and pillars. If there is any consistency to Chinese history, there will be heads that roll. Back in 07 the Chinese executed a director of their food and drug agency because he took a bribe to certify drugs that ended up killing people. So there is a good chance that those who cheated with the bridge construction will face the death penalty. So where is the silver lining? Executions in China have a life saving component: The organs of persons executed are harvested when the sentence has been carried out and people needing a replacement kidney or liver may get the organ needed to stay alive...
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