More rat poison for kids
posted by bitchphd
I can't believe this story: With Slacked Regulations, More Kids Face Poisoning (LA times, use bugmenot).
Ok. Setting aside the fact that the LA Times headline has the non-word "slacked" in it, let's look at this thing.
In 2001 the EPA "after consulting with the chemical companies that manufacture the poisons" rescinded two safety measures: rat poison needs to have an ingredient that tastes bitter, and it has to have a dye that makes it obvious if a kid has swallowed it. How big a deal is this? "This past year, more than 50,000 children in the United States age six and under were sickened by eating" rat poison. This is "three times as many as were poisoned in the first full year after the safety measures were adopted."
FIFTY THOUSAND kids poisoned by goddamn rat poison. And the year isn't over yet. What does rat poison do? It causes internal bleeding. Just what you want your kid to have. And it gets used in public housing projects, apartment buildings, and--oh yes--public schools.
How fucking much can it possibly cost to make the shit taste bad and throw in a little fucking food dye? Jesus.
This is what happens when I take a sick day. I read shit on the internets, and post outraged posts.
I am feeling better, however. I am eating again. Not rat poison, either.
Ok. Setting aside the fact that the LA Times headline has the non-word "slacked" in it, let's look at this thing.
In 2001 the EPA "after consulting with the chemical companies that manufacture the poisons" rescinded two safety measures: rat poison needs to have an ingredient that tastes bitter, and it has to have a dye that makes it obvious if a kid has swallowed it. How big a deal is this? "This past year, more than 50,000 children in the United States age six and under were sickened by eating" rat poison. This is "three times as many as were poisoned in the first full year after the safety measures were adopted."
FIFTY THOUSAND kids poisoned by goddamn rat poison. And the year isn't over yet. What does rat poison do? It causes internal bleeding. Just what you want your kid to have. And it gets used in public housing projects, apartment buildings, and--oh yes--public schools.
How fucking much can it possibly cost to make the shit taste bad and throw in a little fucking food dye? Jesus.
This is what happens when I take a sick day. I read shit on the internets, and post outraged posts.
I am feeling better, however. I am eating again. Not rat poison, either.
Posted at 6:58 PM
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