Reuters is reporting on the sentencing of Michael Mastromarino, who ran a tissue-harvesting company. Although he plead guilty to “body stealing, reckless endangerment and enterprise corruption,” his real crime is theft (see Update below). I wholeheartedly oppose his tactic of forging consent documents so that he could, in effect, steal tissue from the deceased. What happens to someone when they die is a deeply personal, and often religious, issue, so it is true that Mastromarino victimized the dead and their loved ones. But Reuters ignores and exaggerates repeatedly in the report, making this guy appear guilty of far worse crimes. … Continue reading Journalistic Hysteria