A desperate Chinese man is selling his legs: The price tag is $ 30,000 for each leg.
The 50 year old Cheng Shoqing is selling his legs to protest his compensation claims from the local, Guangzhou bank where he has been employed since 2005.
Shoqing claims, according to Rocket News that he often had to transport metal cabinets filled with data files at work. The heavy load had caused burden on his knees, resulting in frequent sprains and injuries to his knees. Cheng even underwent operations for his knees three times, in August 2007, November 2008 and March 2009.
The main intention of Cheng’s legs sale is to bring his case to the attention of the Social Security Office and his company. After spending over US$30,000 on medical fees and borrowing from all his friends and relatives, Cheng finds no one who is willing to loan any more for his future treatments. Feeling hopeless, he decided to seek help by “selling” his legs on the streets.
With the pictures of Cheng “selling” his legs floating on the internet and Chinese news sites, it seems that Cheng’s legs sale has successfully caught the interests of the media and the public, although relevant authorities have yet to speak up. We wonder, though, what Cheng would do if someone really went up and offered US$60,000.
The 50 year old Cheng Shoqing is selling his legs to protest his compensation claims from the local, Guangzhou bank where he has been employed since 2005.
Shoqing claims, according to Rocket News that he often had to transport metal cabinets filled with data files at work. The heavy load had caused burden on his knees, resulting in frequent sprains and injuries to his knees. Cheng even underwent operations for his knees three times, in August 2007, November 2008 and March 2009.
The main intention of Cheng’s legs sale is to bring his case to the attention of the Social Security Office and his company. After spending over US$30,000 on medical fees and borrowing from all his friends and relatives, Cheng finds no one who is willing to loan any more for his future treatments. Feeling hopeless, he decided to seek help by “selling” his legs on the streets.
With the pictures of Cheng “selling” his legs floating on the internet and Chinese news sites, it seems that Cheng’s legs sale has successfully caught the interests of the media and the public, although relevant authorities have yet to speak up. We wonder, though, what Cheng would do if someone really went up and offered US$60,000.
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