‘Beyond failure’: WA teen loses legs at school-based work program
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Thousands of students enroll in work-for-credit programs, but a 16-year-old’s case shows life-altering consequences of risky jobs and murky oversight.
  • Flying Squid
    53•29 days ago

    You have no idea how much corporate bootlickers love to bootlick. Even at the expense of their own kids.

    I guarantee you this guy is an avid Newsmax watcher.

    In fact, I’m suspicious of both of his parents:

    “I told Mom not to get angry … upset,” he interrupted, then paused. “What did I say?”

    and

    “I cut my legs off. Then, of course, she yells at me.”

    • @Whats_your_reasoning
      53•29 days ago

      I got the same vibe. From the kid’s expectations and reactions, to the parents’ own words on the incident:

      “I don’t think Rotschy [the company] failed my son in any way,” Derrik’s dad said. “All these events culminated into this accident.”

      The kid is on defense from the moment he tells his mom that something bad happened to him, then his dad absolves the company of any wrong-doing. Healthy, loving, supportive families don’t react like that. If his parents aren’t chugging the kool-aid, I’d be astounded.