Posted on 01/26/2009 3:35:33 PM PST by Mrs. P
People need to wake up and realize that if they do this with electricity, they are in for a real treat when government runs everything else.
Can you believe this?? This was NOT Consumers, Bay City has their own power company.
But, but, the city rules were followed, therefore, no one is responsible for an elderly man’s death because the city followed its rules. F*&^ing plutocrats.
They should have called Adult Protection Services to work with the man and seek alternatives.
So the city government thinks it’s up to neighbors to see that someone gets electricity. I can’t believe what I have read here.
Despicable greed on behalf of the city. But they had good intentions mind you....they never intended for their “limiter” to kill and old man. So don’t hold them responsible for it in any way. K?
Who are we to intervene in what happens around us, when liberals claim government is the source of charity and aid?
I used to live in Maryland (patooie), a more socialist state I doubt exists. At least there they had a state law that prohibited power from being cut off between November and April. All bets were off come April 1 if you owed money, but you wouldn’t freeze if you were broke, or old and broke.
Belleman is the Bay City Manager. He is, of course, not his brother's keeper.
Zillow estimates his house was worth 80K. 3 bedrooms, one bath, 900sqft.
Could of put a lien on it. How much longer did he have? No wife, family.
Guy probably paid taxes for decades to the town. Heat and such would of run a few grand a year.
However, someone would of had to get off their arse. Take time from one of five or seven different breaks every day. You can bet they are running around like rats on a hot stove, covering their arses now. Nothing makes a bureaucrat move like having fault fall upon them.
I keep forgetting it’s not negligent murder when it involves a government entity. Either a 93 year old man or a child on special medical equipment.
But, but, he was an old, old man, not worth much to society so I’m sure nothing will be done. When we get unlimited abortion for free, euthanasia will no longer be something one can choose but mandated, the slippery slope is soon going to be a cliff.
“Guy probably paid taxes for decades to the town. Heat and such would of run a few grand a year.”
I wonder if the city will take his house and sell it? You know, to collect what they are owed.
I'm afraid that is how the new generation will handle the up-coming social security problem ... kill the elderly ... or at least let them die
I have a feeling we will see more of this with the elderly as food prices rise. Unfortunately not all states will still keep your utilites on in the cold without a medical reason submitted before the power is shut off. It used to be that they couldn’t but somewhere along the line some of those laws have changed to needing a medical reason to avoid shut offs.
Just think of the money that was saved on monthly government checks though. He probably was on Medicare D and won’t have that expense now. :(
Yes, I think you’re right. This long-term Ponzi scheme called “Social Security” is funding disability checks for drug and booze problems and all manner of mental illnesses, as well, so they can go broker, faster, too. Many of my generations (I’m 58) have no reason to expect their kids to give a damn what happens to them either because they didn’t really take care of those kids. So, the government “plan” fails just as the normal historical pattern of families taking care of their own is close to non-existent, too.
Before the person who always tells me my story was already posted comes in here and tells me THIS story was already posted, I figured it out already so you don’t need to tell me.
The other story did not have the same title, was posted from MSNBC, and did not appear when I did a search using various combinations of “man froze” “man freezes” etc.
The other story is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172255/posts
it just appeared in the Michigan header, after my posting.
But, you know what? I’m not sorry at all that I made a duplicate post. This story needs to be told to everyone we know.
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