| >>> A friend of mine from UT passed this story onto me from the "Daily | >>> Texan" - the University of Texas newspaper. Apparently it occured | >>> during Fall Premier -- a UT tradition that is a celebration of the | >>> end of midterms. | >>> | >>> >"Reason to not party anymore"- | >>> > | >>> > | >>> >This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a | >>> >good time, had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him | >>> >and invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed and | >decided | >>> >to go along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment | >and | >>> >they continued to drink, and even got involved with some other | >drugs | >>> >(unknown which). | >>> > | >>> >The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub | >>> >filled with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, | >but | >>> >looked around to see he was alone. | >>> > | >>> >He looked down at his chest, which had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE" | >>> >written on it in lipstick. He saw a phone was on a stand next to | >>> >the tub, so he picked it up and dialed. He explained to the EMS | >>> >operator what the situation was and that he didn't know where he | >was, | >>> >what he took, or why he was really calling. She advised him to get | >>> >out of the tub. He did, and she asked him to look himself over in | >>> >the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so she told him to check | >>> >his back. He did, only to find two 9 inch slits on his lower back. | >>> >She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and they sent a | >>> >rescue team over. | >>> > | >>> >Apparently, after being examined, he found out more of what had | >>> >happened. His kidneys were stolen. They are worth 10,000 dollars | >>> >each on the black market. (I was unaware this even existed.) | >>> >Several guesses are in order: | >>> >The second party was a sham, the people involved had to be at least | >>> >medical students, and it was not just recreational drugs he was | >>> >given. | >>> > | >>> >Regardless, he is currently in the hospital on life support, | >>> >awaiting a spare kidney. The University of Texas in conjunction | >>> >with Baylor University Medical Center is conducting tissue research | >>> >to match the sophomore student with a donor. | >>> > | >>> >Any information leading to the arrest of the individuals may be | >>> >forwarded to the University of Texas Campus police, or the Texas | >>> >Rangers. | >>> > | >>> >Kimm Antell, Editor of the Daily Texan | >>> >University of Texas at Austin | >>> >Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Office | >>> > | >>> >Phone: (512) 471-7571 | >>> >Voice: (512) 475-9794 | >>> >Fax: (512) 471-8727 | >>> > | >>> > | >>> -- | >>> | >>> --------- End forwarded message ---------- | > [5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~[5~