93 Yr. Old World War II Vet Freezes To Death In His Own Home »
Posted By Revelation1412 10 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsAmerica is becoming one cold hearted place. A 93 year old World War II veteran recently froze to death inside his own home in Michigan. Why did he freeze to death? The power company had restricted the amount of electricity that he could use because he was behind on his bill.
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jordan1110 months, 3 weeks ago
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The city is "saddened" that they set about the conditions that killed the man? "Saddened?" Does anyone have a brain that works in the 'system?' Did no one think someone could die in below freezing temperature? What a bunch of freaks.
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willottica10 months, 3 weeks ago
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Where were his neighbours, where were his family, where were his friends? They should have offered to take him in. I would not blame the government for this, but changes in society.
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What would have happened to this man 100 years ago? 200 years?
Would the local firewood supplier have given him free firewood? Quite possibly. But not because the local mayor told him he had to. He would have done it because his business had enough and he personally knew the old veteran. And if the local firewood supplier were a stingy bastard, then it's quite likely that someone else in town would have paid the firewood bill for him, again, because he knew the old guy needed help.
As communities become bigger, as businesses get bigger, they're no longer about people, they become about policy. They don't differentiate between Gus, the old vet who's paid his due and just doesn't have the means to pay anymore, and Billy, the young roustabout who has never worked a day in his life and expects everything to be paid for.
The old community would help Gus (and ultimately help Billy by refusing to coddle him). They could do that because they know them individually. Too many Billy's in the world mean that policies have to be harsh. And too many people in general mean that personal relationships, and thus exceptions based on need, have fallen by the wayside.
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