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129. I agree. I guess they wanted to show those kids that there is no free lunch,

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 03:01 PM

Jan 2014

beyond sickening.

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Lunches seized from kids in debt at Salt Lake City elementary [View all] RandySF Jan 2014 OP

Seriously f'ed up. TDale313 Jan 2014 #1

The Repuke sheep are cheering warrant46 Jan 2014 #61

What have we become? nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #2

Robots. freshwest Jan 2014 #10

Too many are, sadly. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #126

what? nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #111

there was a similar story somewhere recently arely staircase Jan 2014 #112

Taking food from the hands of hungry children is heinous, imo. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #127

agreed but where is the "we" part coming from? nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #131

We, as in, this country. Nothing personal, arely. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #132

I doubt most people agree with this arely staircase Jan 2014 #133

The fact that it happened at all, and more than once, is reprehensible. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #138

And throwing it away??????????????? BobbyBoring Jan 2014 #149

A country without a soul? Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #125

I agree. I guess they wanted to show those kids that there is no free lunch, Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #129

Children do not have debt. Barack_America Jan 2014 #3

+1 freshwest Jan 2014 #9

You got that right! +1000 neverforget Jan 2014 #12

scars forever. I can remember when lunch for us and it was a good one was only roguevalley Jan 2014 #32

25 cents; 1/3 of a full days' nutrition for a growing kid. You KNOW it was subsidized. Hekate Jan 2014 #44

bingo nt Deep13 Jan 2014 #102

What country is this? jsr Jan 2014 #4

Good ol' "Christian" Utah! villager Jan 2014 #5

That didn't take long demwing Jan 2014 #66

Utah IS as close to a theocracy as we have. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #82

According to some Christians demwing Jan 2014 #97

Utah refused to get rid of polygamy until they were told they could not become a state Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2014 #98

So they're not Christian at all? demwing Jan 2014 #99

What makes this one fake compared to others? Aren't they all saying they know a truth... Moonwalk Jan 2014 #122

You are correct. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #130

Not every citizen in it -- but its official apparatus, and what it claims to be villager Jan 2014 #106

And here's good ol' Jason Olson, the spokesman for this genuine atrocity. Judi Lynn Jan 2014 #107

NOW we know where the lunches went...... democratisphere Jan 2014 #155

Good lord. Feed the children, FFS. cyberswede Jan 2014 #6

Pretty evil shit. TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #7

Son, as my old pappy used to say... Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #8

Whoever did that should be fired. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #11

fired!!! demigoddess Jan 2014 #150

At the very least, fired. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #154

America number 1!?! Dawson Leery Jan 2014 #13

This is just so messed up on so many levels Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #14

Even Oliver Twist got to eat, he did say "Please Sir, I want some more." ck4829 Jan 2014 #15

First Women, Now Children... WillyT Jan 2014 #16

Yes. That is exactly what they meant. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #70

heartless Skittles Jan 2014 #17

I spent my whole life attending school in the SLC school district... Drunken Irishman Jan 2014 #18

How awful! JDPriestly Jan 2014 #19

American Exceptionalism on full display. Phlem Jan 2014 #20

o.m.g. Whisp Jan 2014 #21

Some of us can multi-task. cui bono Jan 2014 #57

They didn't shove their faces in the butter? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #22

Yep... defacto7 Jan 2014 #23

This is the opposite of my first impression of SLC. RandySF Jan 2014 #36

Just like everywhere, not all are alike, defacto7 Jan 2014 #45

Assholes lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #24

what the ........... what is this teaching kids? azurnoir Jan 2014 #25

In my town the kids get a cheese sandwich when their balance is zero or below (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #26

The food equivalent of a neon light. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #83

In my town all the kids get free lunches. hunter Jan 2014 #117

The 'nutrition manager' who made the decision Jenoch Jan 2014 #27

the apology should be to the children. they are the ones where were needlessly magical thyme Jan 2014 #77

I thought of that but then I realized the Jenoch Jan 2014 #101

Agreed Abq_Sarah Jan 2014 #159

At least they got cheese sandwiches here in NM Warpy Jan 2014 #28

There were a few occasions we forgot to send lunch money with our kid. RandySF Jan 2014 #37

Alabama? Fumesucker Jan 2014 #40

actually it's Utah barbtries Jan 2014 #50

How Horrible! lib87 Jan 2014 #29

It's the NEW --If the parents don't Work the kids don't Eat !! warrant46 Jan 2014 #62

One thing is certain: the kids won't forgot, and they won't forgive.... Moonwalk Jan 2014 #30

Amen.... daleanime Jan 2014 #34

But that guy Jason Olsen, he gets paid and gets his lunch mackerel Jan 2014 #31

If this school perchance has... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #33

Let me get this straight, they took the children's lunch away from them and THREW IT AWAY??????????? Beacool Jan 2014 #35

are you back in the cold yet, Bea? just in case, i brought extra! dionysus Jan 2014 #103

Oohhh, a posse of bankies!!! Beacool Jan 2014 #104

They threw it in the garbage because once it's been given out... Moonwalk Jan 2014 #119

The humane choice would have been to let the kids eat the lunch. Beacool Jan 2014 #120

Heh. Never mind humane—though, yes, that would have been humane—why not just the smart thing to do? Moonwalk Jan 2014 #124

When I was in school, we paid cash for our lunch every day Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #38

I'm surprised they didn't follow it up with a good old fashioned SoapBox Jan 2014 #39

I'm remembering now Lordquinton Jan 2014 #41

Did they actually give the kids the lunch EC Jan 2014 #42

I don't know why all school lunches aren't free for everyone anyway. kentauros Jan 2014 #43

Those folks don't know anything about 2naSalit Jan 2014 #48

Thank you for the insight. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #71

That's really sad to hear that they're like that. kentauros Jan 2014 #140

Probably why 2naSalit Jan 2014 #145

If they would just call me defacto7 Jan 2014 #46

What the damn hell?! Forget Syria, Yemen, and Somalia--get the drones over to Utah, STAT Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #47

starve and humiliate barbtries Jan 2014 #49

This is why our children will be liberals. bravenak Jan 2014 #51

Not necessarily Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #115

Well that too bad. bravenak Jan 2014 #118

I agree, most kinds are kind. But some are assholes. Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #121

Unbelievable! sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #52

for the record the children were given food Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #53

They were given milk and fruit, nothing close to a meal. n/t LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #59

ie, scraps. joshcryer Jan 2014 #74

FTR, yours is an incredibly asinine post. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #84

I agree. Reminds me of Faux. anneboleyn Jan 2014 #116

It does seem to beg the question, though... LanternWaste Jan 2014 #136

none and the school Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #137

schools should provide meals to all students no matter what their financial situation is JI7 Jan 2014 #54

I agree. A lot of the kids are on programs, anyway, and it's an extra LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #60

+1 spinbaby Jan 2014 #72

I also agree... Phentex Jan 2014 #110

I can promise you one thing. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2014 #55

Its actually criminal warrant46 Jan 2014 #63

They have more than 500 students. joshcryer Jan 2014 #75

They don't all eat at once. You'd apparently be surprised at how much monitors can and do obsrve. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #85

Would they have caught this? joshcryer Jan 2014 #87

Trays of food being dumped by adults? Heck, yes! One monitor (I taught and had this duty) is always WinkyDink Jan 2014 #88

Would anything have been done? joshcryer Jan 2014 #90

The cafeteria workers noticed. The article says one of them was in tears over it.... Moonwalk Jan 2014 #128

This is why we need more republicans. Turbineguy Jan 2014 #56

This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening. cui bono Jan 2014 #58

Putting this stuff online exboyfil Jan 2014 #64

Read the comments in the article====Unreal hrere is one warrant46 Jan 2014 #65

BULLIES! liberal N proud Jan 2014 #67

That is truly disgusting. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #68

USA! USA! USA! MadrasT Jan 2014 #69

Welcome to intitutionalized US education. joshcryer Jan 2014 #73

This is one of those moments to say... FarPoint Jan 2014 #76

It would be "What would Joseph Smith Do?" WinkyDink Jan 2014 #86

True....I couldn't think of his name this morning... FarPoint Jan 2014 #142

It is 100% immoral. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #146

Would love to be a restaurant owner and see Jason Olsen Lars39 Jan 2014 #78

The fact that this OP doesn't have more recs TBF Jan 2014 #79

French public school lunches eridani Jan 2014 #80

The French also have free child care. jsr Jan 2014 #105

Let the Pentagon run our schools. Then our schools will get the budgets they need. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #81

And we just voted to slash their food stamps at home... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #89

I bet those balances are paid today Renew Deal Jan 2014 #91

I doubt they are paid today. grasswire Jan 2014 #153

Truly fucked up...something is horribly wrong with U.S. SummerSnow Jan 2014 #92

Done in our blind zeal to serve our great God, Moloch deutsey Jan 2014 #93

In other news Uintah officials have instituted workhouses so the kids can pay off their debts. Javaman Jan 2014 #94

WTF CFLDem Jan 2014 #95

I hate those lunch accounts Blue Diadem Jan 2014 #96

On our accounts we can limit TBF Jan 2014 #100

State of Utah needs the money. Octafish Jan 2014 #108

are there no workhouses, are there no prisons frwrfpos Jan 2014 #109

The "child nutrition manager" who made this call is an asshole; and the workers LeftinOH Jan 2014 #113

Appalling. More of the "Christian" treatment of children and the needy. Jesus would be anneboleyn Jan 2014 #114

In Texas, clarice Jan 2014 #123

Whoever took the food away needs to be checked for competence.... Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #134

I don't think they were even poor. RandySF Jan 2014 #158

Arnold's next movie Enrique Jan 2014 #135

omg. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #139

Shaking down schoolchildren for money TNNurse Jan 2014 #141

Whoever authorized this needs to personally apologize to each and ever kid Liberalynn Jan 2014 #143

The school deserves to be given a gift... Lancero Jan 2014 #144

Degrading and despicable! Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #147

That Olsen guy looks like he never missed a meal DebbieCDC Jan 2014 #148

My kid, too Ned Flanders Jan 2014 #151

The total opposite happened here. RandySF Jan 2014 #157

Bless the beasts and the children...... meti57b Jan 2014 #152

This has hit Australian news and a couple of my friends over there are asking mackerel Jan 2014 #156