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Sayoko wrote on 2011-06-24 14:20
GASTONIA, N.C. — A Gaston County man robbed a bank and then sat down on the floor to wait for police to arrest him.
"(This is the) first time I've ever been in trouble with the law,†James Verone said from the Gaston County Jail on Friday. “I'm sort of a logical person and that was my logic. (That was) what I came up with.â€
That is how Verone said he came to the decision to rob the RBC bank on New Hope Road on Thursday, June 9.
He didn’t have a gun and he 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," Verone said.
And that is what he did.
The teller called 911 and police released the recording:
911 Operator: Is he being threatening to ya’ll?
Bank teller: Yes
911 Operator: To shoot you?
Bank teller: Uh, yes. He’s sitting on the sofa. He can hear everything I’m saying, so I’m in a back room. But there’s four of us here in the bank. Please hurry.
911 Operator: Ok ma’am. They’re just right out there.
So why did Verone do everything he could to get arrested?
"Because I wanted to make it known that this wasn't for monetary reasons, but for medical reasons," he said.
Hoping for three-year sentence
Verone said he doesn’t have 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 said he wanted police to arrest him.
"Oh yeah. I went in knowing I was going to jail," Verone said.
He is hoping for a three-year sentence. He would then be able to collect Social Security when he got out and said he would head for the beach.
"I've already looked at a condominium. I've spoken to a realtor on Myrtle Beach," Verone said.
He admits his story is unusual and said he wouldn't recommend anyone else do what he did, but Verone said he has no regrets. He said 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," Verone said.
Verone may have a problem with his plan because he only demanded one dollar in the bank robbery. Police charged him, not with bank robbery, but larceny from a person. He might not get as much time in the slammer as he was hoping for.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43479572/ns/health-health_care/
This is a little sad how the US Health Care system makes people resort to this.
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Skye wrote on 2011-06-24 14:23
He's gonna go get a condo with social security...?
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Nintega wrote on 2011-06-24 14:25
I should show this story to my step-dad. Maybe I'll get lucky and he'll actually do it, he has back problems.
Meh, at least he's comfortable with what he did.
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Alexane wrote on 2011-06-24 14:27
I laughed, smart man.
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Roy Mustang wrote on 2011-06-24 15:12
Interesting.
It's sad that our prisoners get better treatment than poor people.
You wonder why our crime rates are so high.
HMMM.....Ya...you have to wonder....
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TinyMo wrote on 2011-06-24 15:14
Quote from Skye;487692:
He's gonna go get a condo with social security...?
Yeah...probably not gonna happen. SS doesn't give as much as this guy thinks. But you can always check how much you'd get. Maybe some how he's getting more? I'm sure he would've checked how much he's getting before trying something like this...
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truefire wrote on 2011-06-24 15:20
Quote from TinyMo;487728:
Yeah...probably not gonna happen. SS doesn't give as much as this guy thinks. But you can always check how much you'd get. Maybe some how he's getting more? I'm sure he would've checked how much he's getting before trying something like this...
I mean, with the exception of what he's actually being charged with, it seems like he gave this a LOT of thought.
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-06-24 15:35
Quote from Sayoko;487689:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43479572/ns/health-health_care/
This is a little sad how the US Health Care system makes people resort to this.
Nothing to do with US Health Care when the person has zero money and zero job. Sort of shows how US somewhat treats their prisoners in a "humane" way.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-06-24 15:55
Quote from EndlessDreams;487765:
Nothing to do with US Health Care when the person has zero money and zero job. Sort of shows how US somewhat treats their prisoners in a "humane" way.
I think Sayoko was referring to how America doesn't have free health care. Like Canada.
But thats what you get when you take the money that goes into health care and put it into the military.
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-06-24 16:17
Quote from Cucurbita;487797:
I think Sayoko was referring to how America doesn't have free health care. Like Canada.
But thats what you get when you take the money that goes into health care and put it into the military.
Canadians get "free" health care even when they have no job, no money, and don't pay taxes?
I don't think the military is the problem here. It is those stupid politicians who keep preventing any universal government health care because they fear government is too strong or something.
Meanwhile, in Europe, the people there complain about their governments not doing enough.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-06-24 16:19
Quote from EndlessDreams;487828:
Canadians get "free" health care even when they have no job, no money, and don't pay taxes?
As long as they're a legitimate resident of Canada, health care is free.
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Morrigan wrote on 2011-06-24 16:32
Quote from kingofrunes;487727:
Interesting.
It's sad that our prisoners get better treatment than poor people.
You wonder why our crime rates are so high.
HMMM.....Ya...you have to wonder....
Indeed. They get three meals a day, and a bed to sleep in.
The only downside is that you might get raped in the shower, then again, they might enjoy that.
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2011-06-24 16:56
Quote from Cucurbita;487830:
As long as they're a legitimate resident of Canada, health care is free.
That sounds... very abusable. What is the limit?
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Adelynn wrote on 2011-06-24 16:57
Jail needs to stop being so nice and comfortable for people that are there for being stupid in the first place.
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Mama wrote on 2011-06-24 16:57
Quote from EndlessDreams;487893:
That sounds... very abusable. What is the limit?
how is it abuseable? It takes an immigrant
years before they're able to become citizens. It's not as if you can immigrate and immediately get free health care.
that's actually an issue, really..