Tofts4545 t1_iyd5wip wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Reply to comment by themeatbridge in ELI5 how the illegal trade of human organs works? by C20_H26_N2O

It was clear. Reading the thread allows you to formulate the context of what is being discussed.

>but you could have been clearer

Second, I was not the one discussing anything. I am a bystander who understood what was being discussed. I chimed in to help others understand.

themeatbridge t1_iye5vl3 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:56 PM

My mistake, thinking you were the original commenter.

>It's not happening in "third world countries" - it happens only in Iran.

That's an ambiguous statement. Kidneys are sold in third world countries. "It" does happen but "it" isn't legal anywhere except Iran.

KittyKittyXOX t1_iye7q9k wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:08 PM

As previously stated, “it” is the legal advertisement of organs for sale

themeatbridge t1_iyeemn6 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:53 PM

Then "it" happens in many countries, it just isn't legal. Saying "it" doesn't happen just because "it" isn't legal is not accurate.

Tofts4545 t1_iye9vex wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:23 PM

>That's an ambiguous statement. Kidneys are sold in third world countries. "It" does happen but "it" isn't legal anywhere except Iran.

Original comment that kicked us off:

>> In third world countries, It's totally common that a person who has no money publish in the news that he/she has a kidney for sale. It's totally legal.They get the money and then go to the hospital and say they are volunteer to give the kidney to the person they got money from.

The "it" is the legal public soliciting of your organs. OP was corrected by saying "it" does not happen in other 3rd world countries because "it" is not legal anywhere but Iran.

I can see where this can get lost in the weeds though.

themeatbridge t1_iyeezka wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Yes, and if the comment had said "It's not legal anywhere except Iran," then there would be no confusion or disagreement, because that is an accurate correction.

But people do advertise kidneys for sale even in countries where it is not legal. It does happen in many countries. Saying it doesn't happen is different from saying it isn't legal.

Which is why I said they could have been more clear. I was wrong about who said it, because I didn't realize I was replying to someone else. Otherwise, I stand by what I said.