Hey folks, Bob again. As you know, Detroit has been going through this whole bankruptcy mess and part of this is Detroit trying to collect money it is owed. One of these debts is the unpaid water bills of many Detroiters, so Detroit has, as all cities do, shut off the water of people who fall too far behind in paying their bills. Well, the ACLU and other liberal activists say its wrong to shut off the water and have actually appealed to the United Nations and guess what? The U.N. Itself just came to Detroit and reprimanded the City of Detroit for shutting off peoples water, accusing them of “Human Rights Violations”. Now, Detroits bankruptcy judge is going to decide whether to :allow” Detroit to shut off the water of people who have not paid their water bills. Its not that Detroit has been uncaring about this. Mayor Mike Duggan has offered to keep peoples water on if they will just agree to a payment plan for past due bills. Problem is, many people are not following the payment plan, not paying their past or current water bills, and so the city has no choice but to shut off the water. So, Im curious what you folks think about this? Is it morally or ethically wrong for Detroit to shut off the water for people not paying for it? Is that a “human rights violation”? Look, as a Christian, Im all for having compassion on people, but I dont see how its right to say people are entitled to keep receiving a service for free without paying for it. You might say “yes, but you need water to survive”. True, but you also need food to survive, so should people therefore have a “human right” to go steal food from Kroger without paying for it? Poor people collect Food Stamps and government subsidies. Part of these subsidies, welfare checks, etc., must be allocated to paying for things than can be shut off, like water. Some of you might think I would have a different view if I ever had to go through something like this. Well, youre wrong, because I HAVE been through this. I have experienced poverty and financial collapse. I have been homeless and I know what its like to have my utilities shut off, water too. Been there, done that. And guess what, never once did I accuse the local municipality of denying me “human rights”. Not once did I feel “entitled” to keep getting water or electricity for free, or keep my cars. As I said, been there, done that. As someone who has been through some pretty tough times, I really do have a heart of compassion for these folks who are getting their water shut off, but that doesnt mean I can justify taking something without paying for it. Thats just not right and so I therefore support Detroit needing to shut off water sometimes. What do you folks think? Is the U.N. correct in accusing Detroit of violating “human rights”? Is Detroit wrong for these water turn-offs? cbsnews/news/detroit-water-shut-offs-brings-u-n-scrutiny/
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:05:19 +0000
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