The article claims that thieves think the cochlear implant earpiece is a Bluetooth headset (hands-free wireless doodad for a cell phone), so cochlear implant earpiece swiping is becoming more prevalent. While a Bluetooth headset costs between $50 and $300, this little boy's cochlear implant earpiece costs $6000! Need I even bring up the question of who steals from a toddler? Ignorant teenage doofuses, apparently, because in my experience a cochlear implant looks nothing at all like a bluetooth. You be the judge:
Cochlear implant, behind the ear, plus a transmitter magnetically attached to the side of the head.
Bluetooth: stuck in the ear and pointed toward the mouth.An unrelated gross story: This weekend I went out for sushi. I ordered a small sake because it goes perfectly with sushi. I love sake and I have tried probably one hundred different varieties. It came in a little tiny pitcher, and I poured myself a little cupful. I took a hearty sip, but it wasn't delicious sake! It was rice vinegar! Horrible, sour, and gross. I just managed to spit it back into the cup rather than all over the table. The End!
2 comments:
That is absolutely despicable! Stealing a cochlear implant from an infant, that is, although I imagine the rice vinegar wasn't great, either, but that wouldn't be enough to piss me off, whereas the cochlear implant theft is. The nerve of some people!
I think that's horrible! And I don't think they look anything alike. That's just sad that anyone would steal it from anyone - let alone a three year old.
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