Reduce sentencing by donating?

[bluedolphin]

After watching the movie Desperate Measures (Michael Keaton) I began thinking and am now wondering if anyone thinks that serious criminals seving sentences in prison(psychopats excluded) could/should/might be offered a reduction in sentence if they donate tissue example partial liver/kidney/bone marrow etc. or am I thinking about something ablsolutely absurd.

[comloulou]

Im thinking this would be a tad unethical or at least suspect. If someone was willing to donate body parts for a reduced sentence they would probably be doing a hefty stetch for a serious crime. I suppose the problem might arise that donating kidneys could then be equated with punishment which is ultimately why some one is banged up. If someone killed a person would they be redeeming theselves by saving a life with a kidney?

[woodpam]

The mind boggles as to what would happen in the case of a wrongful conviction. Can you imagine trying to give the Birmingham 6 their bits back?

[xyzzyplugh]

So we'd come full circle. Chopping your hands off for stealing a loaf of bread?

[bluedolphin]

I was thinking that the donation would be voluntary ....as in if they are interested in the scheme they would be allowed to take the option.

[Pickle]

This kind of thing would be open to major misuse. Prisoners have few rights and could very well be coerced into donating organs. It would only take a few unethical prison guards to have a situation where donating a kidney was no longer voluntary and murderers were out on the street.

[parkhead]

There was a story about this actually happening on annonova news a couple of months ago ( of course right now I can not find the link for you ) . A prisoner saw a news story about a woman who was desperately in need of a new kidney so offered to donate, against all the odds he was a perfect match and his kidney was used. His prison govenor was so impressed by his unselfish actions that he granted him a pardon.