N.C. Man Allegedly Robs Bank of $1 to Get Health Care in Jail

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N.C. Man Allegedly Robs Bank of $1 to Get Health Care in Jail
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A 59-year-old man has been jailed in Gastonia, N.C., on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison. Richard James Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun, according to the police report.

He then sat down and waited for police to arrive. "… I say, 'I'll be sitting right over here, on the chair, waiting for the police,'" Verone told reporters, recalling the June 9 robbery in an interview from Gaston County Jail.

And wait for the police, he did.

"He's sitting on the sofa as you walk in the front door," the bank teller said in a 911 call.

Police arrested Verone where he sat. He was unarmed.

Verone said he asked for $1 to show that his motives were medical, not monetary, according to news reports. With a growth in his chest, two ruptured disks and no job, Verone hoped a three-year stint in prison would afford him the health care he needed.

"I'm sort of a logical person and that was my logic, what I came up with," Verone told reporters. "If it is called manipulation, then out of necessity because I need medical care, then I guess I am manipulating the courts to get medical care."

But the charge of larceny, not armed robbery, is unlikely to keep Verone behind bars for more than 12 months. He is being held in Gaston County Jail on a $2,000 bond, according to a spokesman for the jail, and is scheduled to appear in court June 28.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellnes...ry?id=13887040

[Kurokikaze]

Thats fuckin sad.

But it sounds so familiar.. Hmmm.... Hmmmm.

[Kuya]

He seems so sad

[Chun Liroy]

Man if only we had something that gave everyone medical care regardless of financial status.

[Melena]

Man if only we had something that gave everyone medical care regardless of financial status.

Hush you socialist unamerican pig.

Nah but seriously, seeing stories like that show how fucked up our health care system is.

[Acturus]

OH GOD WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS POOR MAN. WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY WOULD DO THIS TO ITS CITIZENS?

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I'm curious as to how he got to that point. I'm not saying there's anything diabolical in the backstory, but I want to know what isn't being said, because an idiot taking a drastic measure to get something he wants or needs is nothing special, but because it's OMFGHEALTHCARE, it's going to be sensationalized to hell and back to the point where this guy will either 1) get some private investment to help him, like a charity, or 2) completely forgotten, maybe sent to prison, and he'll either live or die in obscurity.

[SephYuyX]

Our health care system = Darwinisim.

I dont want to spend my tax dollars on scum like this. You better have a good job, and good insurance to pay for services else your SOL. If you cant pay, then youll just have to die.

While theyre at it, they shouldnt keep anyone in jail more than five years, if it's any longer they should be put to death.

No reason that I should be paying for this BS.

This man should have been shot on site for having a gun on his person.

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Some heartless trolling

[Koyangi]

Article stated when police came to arrest him that he was unarmed.

[Lucavi]

If nothing else, there will be a discussion if this article catches wind in the media and builds a little steam. Sure, it'll be forgotten in about a week, but hey, he tried.

[Mjd]

Article stated when police came to arrest him that he was unarmed.

Should just let him go.

[Kurokikaze]

If nothing else, there will be a discussion if this article catches wind in the media and builds a little steam. Sure, it'll be forgotten in about a week, but hey, he tried.

Nah dude, it's not a sex scandal or a dick being tweeted. Was watching The Daily Show this morning and there was a bit about CNN/MSNBC/FOX/etc covering Nancy Pelosi's press conference.. the minute she said she was going to focus on jobs/medicare/actual problems instead of talking about Weiner they all cut away and didn't cover it at all. Our media is fucking terrible.

Thats some fucked up shit there Seph.

[drwaffles]

Wait, America gives better medical care to prisoners than to its poorest and/or most vulnerable citizens?

Wait, I forgot there's no reason to be surprised.

Shitty country is shitty.

[Mazmaz]

Why is there a Royal Bank of Canada in North Carolina?

[Acturus]

Why is there a Royal Bank of Canada in North Carolina?

DEY TOOK ER JERBS!

[Seanr]

Our health care system = Darwinisim.

I dont want to spend my tax dollars on scum like this. You better have a good job, and good insurance to pay for services else your SOL. If you cant pay, then youll just have to die.

While theyre at it, they shouldnt keep anyone in jail more than five years, if it's any longer they should be put to death.

No reason that I should be paying for this BS.

This man should have been shot on site for having a gun on his person.

you shouldn't need to have a good job just to be in good health...he wouldn't have had to go through this if healthcare was affordable, yes you can get help from the govt. through whatever programs, but sometimes that shit is hard to get into as well

[Melena]

Wait, America gives better medical care to prisoners than to its poorest and/or most vulnerable citizens?

Wait, I forgot there's no reason to be surprised.

Shitty country is shitty.

Blame the fact that there are minimum standards jails have to operate on, and one of them is having basic medical care available to inmates. Hell every person who gets booked has to have a TB test done, and if your female, free pregnancy test as well.

[ronin sparthos]

Guy gets points for creativity.

[tyven]

Our health care system = Darwinisim.

I dont want to spend my tax dollars on scum like this. You better have a good job, and good insurance to pay for services else your SOL. If you cant pay, then youll just have to die.

While theyre at it, they shouldnt keep anyone in jail more than five years, if it's any longer they should be put to death.

No reason that I should be paying for this BS.

This man should have been shot on site for having a gun on his person.

i dont think you understand where a good chunk of your money currently goes

[Jb1210a]

Wait, America gives better medical care to prisoners than to its poorest and/or most vulnerable citizens?

Wait, I forgot there's no reason to be surprised.

Shitty country is shitty.

Best post in the thread, this is the sad reality of our country.