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30 Schoolchildren Die of Food Poisoning

Depressed by the news that about 30 kids in Bohol, Philippines died after eating a cassava snack sold outside their school. Apparently cassava is a root crop which, if not prepared and cooked properly, may contain a form of cyanide that can easily kill an adult, let alone a child. However, it did not seem to be a deliberate attempt to poison, as the snack vendor herself was downed by the poison, when she tried to prove that her food was safe to eat. Nonetheless, it looks like the carelessness of one person can result in tragic consequences to the most innocent.

Sometimes you wonder whether there is any meaning to this life. Those kids were totally oblivious of the fact that they were going to die that fateful day. Their parents were clueless that their children were going to suffer a horrible, painful death when they sent them off to school that morning. Did any of them deserve to die like this?

Hey, shit happens, they say. "Nobody wanted this to happen." Tell that to their grieving parents.

posted by Unknown @ 5:45 PM