pale_tony

joined 1 year ago
[–] pale_tony 3 points 1 year ago

It’s been a week. They deserve it. Haters be damned.

[–] pale_tony 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m glad you met someone who was supportive of your life choices. I do the same for anyone who is on the fence. It’s an extremely personal choice and no one should be lauded or derided for either decision.

I have kids. Love ‘‘em to death. But, damn, not everyone needs to be a parent. My wife and I would’ve been fine not having kids. It just turned out to be something we both wanted.

It’s a shame that other parents try and pressure others into a life changing decision. Be you and be happy!

[–] pale_tony 12 points 1 year ago

Ahhhh I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.

[–] pale_tony 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mar-Jac Poultry said the teen died from injuries suffered in what it described as an “accident” in an emailed statement to CNN.

“On the evening of Friday, July 14 an employee conducting sanitation operations at Mar-Jac Poultry MS LLC’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi poultry processing plant died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident,” the company said. “We deeply regret the loss and send our most sincere condolences to his family and friends.”

Seems like this child was being employed by this large commercial butchering plant LINK as a sanitation worker. The company, in its own public statement, has only disclosed this as an “accident” hence why no other details have come forward.

Mopping floors at a local grocery store for extra cash, sure. Working at a large scale commercial poultry plant is likely illegal under both Federal and Mississippi labor laws.

I’m not piling on. I just want you to get the sentiment your thoughts have echoed to other users. We don’t want kids working in these environments for summer jobs or otherwise.

This is not a wait and let’s see situation. That child should not have been working at that plant.

[–] pale_tony 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t get it. Can you please elaborate?

[–] pale_tony 14 points 1 year ago

PR or not, they’re doing something fairly radical as a Japanese company. It means a lot coming from them and in defiance of government/public discrimination.

I agree with your sentiment about their actions towards emulators but I think the issues can reasonably be separated out.