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Man Robs Bank for $1 to get healthcare in Jail

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Desperation apparently drove a North Carolina man to commit a bank robbery last week. What made him sit down and wait for police to arrive to arrest him, is another story.

"I'm sort of a logical person and that was my logic, what I came up with," James Verone said.

Verone says he came to the decision to rob the RBC Bank on Thursday of last week. He had no gun but handed the teller a rather unusual note.

"The note said this is a bank robbery. please only give me one dollar," Verone said.

Then he did the strangest thing of all.

"I started to walk away from the teller then I went back and said, 'I'll be sitting right over there in the chair waiting for the police," he said.

And that is what he did. So why did he did he do everything he could to get arrested?

"I wanted to make it known that this wasn't for monetary reasons, but for medical reasons," he said.

That's right James Verone says he has no medical insurance. He has a growth of some sort on his chest, two ruptured disks and a problem with his left foot. He is 59 years old and with no job and a depleted bank account. He thought jail was the best place he could go for medical care and a roof over his head. Verone is hoping for a three-year sentence.
He'd then be able to collect social security when he got out, and says he'd head for the beach.

"I've already looked at a condominium. I've spoken to a realtor, on Myrtle Beach," he said.

He admits his story is unusual and says he wouldn't recommend anyone else do what he did, but James Verone says he has no regrets. He says he is getting good medical care now, but the jail doctor accused him of manipulating the system.

"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," he said.

Verone may have a little problem with his plan. Because he only demanded one dollar and didn't have a weapon police charged him not with bank robbery, but larceny, so he might not get as much time in the slammer as he was hoping for.

http://www.9news.com/news/sidetracks...il-health-care

GOod for him. Excellent.

yeah saw this on the news today. these are sad times

Boy, you're on top of everything.

That was smart... :pimp

it is such a sad story.
Even sadder when it points out that things aren't peachy anywhere in the world these days

man did it only thing he can do, poor people

Robbing a bank = get health care, food and a roof over your head.

Everyone clear on this?
Let's get to work!

Bless him... Fair play - shame he felt he needed to do it...

interesting story ....

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Originally Posted by ThatOtherGuy (Post 18232011)

GOod for him. Excellent.

So he won't get any healthcare in jail as he expected to?

This is a local news story to me - and a friend of mine died last weekend due to a lack of insurance and inability to pay for medical care without it.

As much as people flip out about the "socialism" of nationalised health care/ "Obamacare," the flip side is that crap like this should be alleviated.

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Because he only demanded one dollar and didn't have a weapon police charged him not with bank robbery, but larceny, so he might not get as much time in the slammer as he was hoping for.

Should have brought his water gun to get more time. Pretty sad statement about health care.

He should have just gone to the emergency room. They would have treated him because it's illegal for them to turn you away...insurance or not.

poor guy! He should've asked for at least $1000 so it was a real felony

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Originally Posted by candyflip (Post 18232474)

He should have just gone to the emergency room. They would have treated him because it's illegal for them to turn you away...insurance or not.

the emergency room will treat him for emergencies only, not for herniated discs or a growth in his chest

Fucked up country...