red cross using HIV blood....

[big_k]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4595039.stm

More than 3,000 people have died since getting the tainted blood in the 1980s.

The blood scandal is widely regarded as one of the worst public health disasters in Canadian history.

The organisation now faces a fine of up to C$5,000 ($4,000)

four thousand dollars???? for knowigly exposing thousands of people to HIV???


that's insane...

[krona]

Originally posted by big_k
four thousand dollars???? for knowigly exposing thousands of people to HIV???
that's insane...

True, but what's fining the Red Cross going to achieve?

[jAQUAN]

well at least someone finally derived a price on human life, $1.33

[admedia]

It (The Red Cross) said it would donate C$1.5m ($1.2m) towards medical research and educational scholarships.

Federal prosecutor John Ayre said the fine was adequate given the Red Cross's status as a humanitarian organisation, noting it no longer collects or distributes blood.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...361360,00.html

[J-Luv]

Federal prosecutor John Ayre said the fine was adequate given the Red Cross's status as a humanitarian organisation, noting it no longer collects or distributes blood.

i'm not in canada but the red cross was just at my job yesterday asking people to donate blood.

[krona]

Originally posted by J-Luv
i'm not in canada but the red cross was just at my job yesterday asking people to donate blood.

I think the term 'Red Cross' is used as an umbrella term for all 'Red Cross societies', in which many large countries have their own, run independently. I dont think there is any global governing body, so to speak.

[WannaBe_80z]

Yeah there is a red cross donating thing around here almost every month it seems like. We even had a blood drive at our college...i really don't think you want any of that blood. it was on a saturday morning too...i bet you could have drank that and got drunk.