The owner of the meat processing plant was ordered to pay a whopping $1143 to a teen who lost his hand in a meat grinder
In a proper country like China the business owners would be in front of a firing squad by now
Edit: what the fuck did I just start
Ionia County Judge Ray Voet said the accident was a “horrible tragedy” but didn't warrant jail or probation for Darin Wilbur (Owner)
If a homeless man sneezed on someone he'd be calling for the death penalty.
“Two months later, we wouldn’t even be here,” the judge said, noting that the teen soon would have turned 18 years old.
The $1100 fine for permanently disabiling a child was too much.
Defense attorney Howard Van Den Heuvel said Wilbur hired the teen, a high school dropout, as a way to help him. He said the boy was warned to never put his hand inside the grinder.
Blame the child who lost their hand to a greedy boss.
"I can't believe you mutilated your hand after I specifically told you not to, wtf"
“Two months later, we wouldn’t even be here,” the judge said, noting that the teen soon would have turned 18 years old.
Not to excuse this callous fuck of a judge, but yes, this happens all the fucking time in slaughterhouses and nobody bats an eye. Killing and chopping up animals is a brutalizing, inhumane business not only to the creatures that are murdered for the treats, but also to the workers who perform the gruesome labor, frequently because they are in such a precarious position they need to take this kind of job that over time maims both the body and the soul of those employed in it. Factory settings are heavy on work accidents to begin with, but "meat processing" is about the worst it gets in terms of workplace safety.
Which is why most nations at least aren't barbaric enough to let kids do this work.
Whoever was responsible for letting a 17 year old within range of a meat grinder in the first place should be fucking executed, along with their boss and boss’s boss, and boss’s boss’s boss. That is an appropriate punishment for permanently mutilating a child to try and make money.
At the very very least they should be required to pay him the wages of 40 hours of work every week for the rest of his life, and to make sure to save that up to set aside in case they go out of business.
JFC the long-term detriment to that kid is going to be worth way, way more than a thousand and change. This is basically a non-punishment.
Oh wow, a whole thousand dollars for all of my hand? Where do I sign?
Lose a fucking hand, and you get only paid a month or two worth of rent. Fucking ridiculous
Edit: holy fuck the rental market went to absolute shit since the last time I checked.
We need Mao back asap.
Phew! He'll be able to pay for his ambulance ride to the hospital. The system works 
The fines go to the state. The teen would have to file a worker's compensation claim if he wants to get a medical bill reimbursement for his hand
An ambulance ride cost me > $3,000 in 2010, but I'm sure it's more now
Jesus Christ, $1143 is pennies compared to the trauma and hardship this young man will experience.
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