The Body Brokers Bargain: Eight Years for Profiting Off Respect
Seriously? Eight years? For turning a morgue into some sort of grotesque eBay store? You’d think we’d have stricter protocols surrounding deceased human remains than what apparently existed at Harvard Medical School. Apparently, “protocol” meant someone thought it was perfectly acceptable – and lucrative – to casually pilfer organs, skeletons, and tissues from the departed and hawk them online. Eight years! It feels like a slap on the wrist for desecrating the dignity of those who entrusted their remains to science, or at least expected a modicum of respect after they were gone.
And lets not forget the former manager’s defense – probably something about needing extra cash for… what? A lavish collection of formaldehyde-scented aromatherapy candles? I bet the families of the deceased are just thrilled to know their loved ones became commodities, fodder for some weirdo collector or dubious research project.
Eight years sounds almost pleasant compared to the eternal violation these actions represent. It’s a reminder that even institutions cloaked in prestige arent immune to profound ethical failings and opportunistic depravity. I suppose it’s supposed to be reassuring – justice served, they say! But frankly, all I feel is deeply, profoundly disgusted.
