alternet.org — The FBI estimates that, 16,000 Americans are murdered every year. Compare this to the 56,000 Americans who die every year on the job or from occupational diseases such as black lung and asbestosis and the tens of thousands of other Americans who fall victim to the silent violence of pollution, contaminated foods, hazardous consumer products...
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rouslanJun 17, 2007
This is nothing compared to the USSR (and present Russia)-I heard beer was filtered using asbestos filters, perfume drunk when vodka was not available due to short supplies, and many people even made alcohol from glue using a hand drill. I read an article of how someone toured the meat factory of a major city, and found dead animal bodies lying around flour with rats eating on them-and this was from the late 90s. I'm not even mentioning how the government accidentally released toxic gases and radiological chemicals, hopefully it went a different direction than the city and only a couple people died. Numerous poisonings occurred every month, nothing compared to that spinach incident. In conclusion the US has very strict laws regarding food, product, occupation safety.
Closed AccountJun 18, 2007
Did we just marginalize the highest murder figure in the civilized world?
grabercJun 18, 2007
The fact that Europe does/doesn't allow something is irrelevant. Show me some facts of why I should care.Europeans, by large, let 6MM plus Jews go to the death camp with a Yawn and a salute. Why would I care for their opinion on Milk?Canada's health board, Health Canada, commissioned a study which found "no biologically plausible reason for concern about human safety " regarding BGH.
grabercJun 18, 2007
eh, name one country that is better.Ohh ohhh I want 30% unemploymentohhh ohhh, I never want a houseAmerica is the worst country in the world, except for all others.
Closed AccountJul 16, 2007
Whatever you do, corporate crime will always be a problem..