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[15357]

http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=7849007

In a thin notebook, discovered along with a man's partially mummified corpse this summer, was a detailed account of the diarist's last days, recording his hunger pangs, his drop in weight and, above all, his dream of eating a rice ball, a snack sold for about $1 in convenience stores across this country.

"3 a.m. This human being hasn't eaten in 10 days but is still alive," he wrote. "I want to eat rice. I want to eat a rice ball."

These were not the last words of a hiker lost in the wilderness, but those of a 52-year-old urban-dwelling welfare recipient whose benefits had been cut off.

"My belly's empty," read the diary's last entry. "I want to eat a rice ball. I haven't eaten rice in 25 days."

;(

My god, imagine yourself starving to death in your own home, with your greatest wish to be a $1 rice ball. I mean, I'm not a big fan of the whole "nanny state" and "welfare state" thing, but as a citizen, the state should be able to give the very least amount of support, as to not let them ****ing starve to death.




Or at least a goddamn ****ing rice ball.

 

[victor]

god invented crime for a reason

 

[Krynn72]

Thats so ****ing sad. Its despicable that someone would be put in that position.

But holy shit dude. Just ****ing steal some food. Or ask people for something.

 

[15357]

god invented crime for a reason

Ok, I feel bad now that I just laughed in this thread.


But yeah, I see what you mean.

 

[Tyguy]

I dont understand. What he disabled and unable to leave his house? If you re starving to daeth, Id assume you would do anything in order to eat...he coulnt of begged or something?

 

[Sulkdodds]

All the people who died were elderly and unable to fend for themselves, apparently.

 

[golden_fang]

wow...That just aint right
to some degree there will always be poverty in rich countrys but one should never starve to death in a first world nation

 

[Ravioli]

omfg thats sick, could he just have begged somewhere or just stole something? I mean, stealing food is the easiest thing in the world. He couldv go into Mc donalds, order the stuff and as soon as they put it on the tray you just snatch it and gtfo. No one will run after you lol

 

[Sloth]

Does this happen often Numbers?

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Disgusting.

 

[soulslicer]

yes, saw these in the newspaper today. absolutely terrible..

 

[15357]

Does this happen often Numbers?

I dunno, this was in Japan. :/

 

[Solaris]

What a sick society.

 

[Raziaar]

What a sick society.

You say that about every society buddy.


Anyways... how sad I would of given that guy ten rice balls and money for a hundred more.

 

[Tagaziel]

What a sick society.

Instead of bitching on the internet about poverty, go and give soup to a homeless man, amrchair communist.

 

[Fliko]

When I was over at Japan, my tour guide said "If you were ever poor in a big city in Japan, it is VERY hard to starve. Some people choose to be poor in Japan because they do not like the hard working style it has to offer." and he showed us all these grocery stores with like, billions of food samples and he said that most poor people live off of these samples just going store to store.

 

[Raziaar]

When I was over at Japan, my tour guide said "If you were ever poor in a big city in Japan, it is VERY hard to starve. Some people choose to be poor in Japan because they do not like the hard working style it has to offer." and he showed us all these grocery stores with like, billions of food samples and he said that most poor people live off of these samples just going store to store.

So it's like a gigantic Costco?

 

[Dan]

Has anyone watched the movie Nobody Knows