Jameel Short
Rest In Peace
In other news, I see several articles like the following, every day.
Boy Hit By Car Taken Off Life Support
A boy who was injured when a hit-and-run driver made an illegal pass was taken off life-support Monday.
Because the swelling on Jameel Short’s brain was so severe, doctors at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center determined the boy would not survive the accident.
But because of his mother’s decision, Short's life will still serve a purpose.
"He’s an angel,” his mother, Joslyn Jackson, said. “God put him here to save lives.”
After being kept on life support for the weekend, doctors removed Short’s vital organs on Monday morning. They will now be used to help someone else.
"I had him for 10 years, but he can go home now,” Jackson said. “In heaven.”
Short was hit while crossing a street in Fayetteville on Friday night.
"It was just this big boom and I ran outside,” Jackson said about hearing the car accident that caused her 10-year-old son’s death. "When I came outside I saw two pair of sneakers in the street.”
Authorities said the car that struck Short and another boy, who was released from the hospital over the weekend, did not have its lights on.
Three days after his accident, the doctors decided he should be killed for his organs. A later article states that he was brain dead, according to his mother. I'm sure they had to tell her that. What mother would allow her child to be killed for his organs? So they told her he was dead, when in reality, he was in a coma.
Ring-ring! (What we need is a cash register .wav file.) Somebody made a bundle off Jameel and it wasn't his family. Ring up another hundred thou or two or three.
Rest In Peace
It is a shame they couldn't of given the lad a little extra time. The organs would of still been there to harvest. Nothing like a quick buck I guess.