Add to List of Places I am Not Welcome: Indiana

A killer's request to give his liver to his sister has been denied, according to the Indianapolis Star. I recommended that the courts delay execution to determine whether or not the organ might save his sister's life. But Indiana residents are livid that the matter is on the table at all:

The Parole Board's hearing Friday in an auditorium at the Indiana Government Center drew about 75 spectators and seven television news cameras, including at least two national affiliates.
Hutslar's loved ones expressed outrage that a murderer has received so much attention.

Sharon Barker, Hutslar's granddaughter, reminded board members that her grandmother suffered 30 broken bones when she died.

"I just don't understand the viciousness of this," Barker said, noting that the fire Johnson set destroyed most of Hutslar's photographs and heirlooms.

-Art Caplan

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