Heart recipient, 17, dies in high-speed police chase crash two years after he was nearly denied transplant because of his bad behavior Anthony Stokes died on Tuesday after he crashed a stolen car into a pole while fleeing from the scene of an attempted burglary in Roswell, Georgia He had fired at an elderly woman after breaking into her home Less than two years ago, he was given a life-saving heart transplant He was initially denied the surgery because doctors said he had previously failed to take medication so would be 'non-compliant' with the treatment But they changed their minds following pressure from civil rights groups and the boy's family, who said he had been stereotyped as a troubled teen After the transplant, he said he was grateful for a second chance at life http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rs-nearly-denied-transplant-bad-behavior.html
Two years of committing violent crime while wearing an ankle tracking device and doing illegal drugs .... all proudly outlined on his facebook page.
Hindsight is 20/20, the future is uncertain. He was 15 yo when he got the transplant, it's fair to think he would turn his life around with a second chance, many young people do.