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LeftofObama

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2. When I said in one of the original threads on this a few days ago that

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 07:37 AM

Apr 2013

the worker or workers who denied food to these kids should be fired I was told that it wasn't the worker's fault because the worker was probably only making minimum wage and was doing what they had to do to keep their job.

You can read the entire exchange in this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014444191

I stand by my statement in that thread: "WTF is this world coming to when we are so afraid of our jobs that we start denying food to children?"

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Four Employees Fired After Coelho Middle School Students Denied Lunch [View all] unhappycamper Apr 2013 OP

Somebody held accountable? Good. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #1

When I said in one of the original threads on this a few days ago that LeftofObama Apr 2013 #2

My kids use Whitsons Blue_Adept Apr 2013 #3

The humiliation these kids suffered is another reason they were crying. juajen Apr 2013 #4

Not buying the company's story zentrum Apr 2013 #5

+1 adamuu Apr 2013 #7

+2 Flying Squirrel Apr 2013 #8

Who could have foreseen that low-wage private contractors would screw up? Orrex Apr 2013 #6