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Saturday October 11th

Nebraska law lets parents abandon teens 20572

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html

by oblio Wed Oct 8th, 2008 5:49pm (from #bor) [score: 95 | approval: 75%]

(CNN) -- Frustrated parents are dumping their teenagers at Nebraska hospitals -- even crossing state lines to do it -- and the state Legislature has scheduled a special hearing to try to stem the tide. More →

not my problem anymore

babysitting, day care, hospital, its the law, not my problem

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Wednesday August 20th

NC man dies after waiting 22 hours at Cherry Hospital 19779

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_re_us/patient_death_2

by mimo Wed Aug 20th, 2008 7:49am (from #bor) [score: 176 | approval: 89%]

NC man dies after waiting 22 hours at Cherry Hospital

Surveillance video showed hospital staff watching television and playing cards just a few feet away. More →

It's not the kind of thing that we in our wildest dreams would expect to happen in our hospitals in our wildest nightmares, I guess.

accidental death, hospital, neglect, oops

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Friday October 6th 2006

Dog Gets Hit By Car, Walks To Hospital 10425

http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/dog-gets-hit-by-car-walks-to-hospital

by dh- Fri Oct 6th, 2006 11:37am (from #bor) [score: 513 | approval: 0%]

Miraculously, a German Sheppard who got hit by a car walked himself to the hospital. The injured dog limped up the ramp, waited for the automatic emergency door to open and walked inside. More →

cute, dog, hospital

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