Man robs bank so he can go to jail and get health care

[sasha031]

Often, crimes are borne of desperation. However, most robberies aren't motivated by a desperate need for health care.

James Richard Verone, of Georgia, attempted to steal one dollar from a bank so that he would be arrested, taken to jail and — most importantly — provided with health care, the Gaston Gazette reported.

Verone worked for Coca-Cola for 17 years, but lost that job three years ago. Now 59 years old, Verone can't handle the physical demands of the part-time jobs, like working in a convenience store, that he has successfully been hired for. Hence, he has no health care.

“The pain was byond the tolerance that I could accept,” he told the Gazette. “I kind of hit a brick wall with everything.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/20/man-robs-bank-so-he-can-go-to-jail-and-get-health-care/

[bbinacan]

1. Hope and Change is dead.

WTF happened?:cry:

[no_hypocrisy]

2. In O Henry's "The Anthem and The Cop",

Soapy, the protagonist, tried unsuccessfully several times to get arrested in order to stay in jail during the winter months.