The greeds are everywhere.
Officials later found that dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up the incident by tampering with blood tests and accepting bribes from a nursery investor.
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Did they not realize that there is food coloring readily available nowadays? It has the added benefit of NOT BEING FULL OF LEAD holy fuck what a world we live in
Kitchen staff was instructed to use inedible paint to enhance the look of meals to attract more students, the court found
Anyone involved should be jailed for life. The kicthen staff can't say "just following orders".
Four other members of staff who worked in the nursery's kitchen received sentences of between six to eight years, according to state media.
They are going to jail, with a decent sentence to boot. Prison is supposed to be about rehabilitation, I’m personally not in favour of unnecessary life sentences.
meanwhile in the USA
https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/berkeley-chemical-engineer-caught-on-video-poisoning-coworker/
Probation for attempted murder
Rehabilitation is only a part of the purpose of the criminal justice system. It is also part prophylactic, something to protect the public against further harms. This is egregious harm and callous disregard for people.
My bad I didn’t realise you knew all of the employees motives as well! My apologies for butting in on a subject you’re obviously an expert in.
Motives? Under no circumstances should a food service worker feed children paint, let alone lead based. Regardless of threats to employment or anything else.
Yeah, I didn’t say it was right. I’m talking about proportional punishments. We can look everyone away and toss the key.
I’m done responding to people who just want their pound of flesh. Go ahead and bring your downvote brigade. I couldn’t give a fuck.
I respect the principle of your argument. I just disagree on the degree of application. How many lives are ruined because of this?
What gets me is that it looks like lead pigments are still routinely used in paints
Now do this in America.
How about we don't do that anywhere
I'm referring to the jailing of people for poisoning food.
If someone in America were caught putting lead paint in someone's food, I can guarantee they would be charged with no less than attempted murder.
sorry to burst your bubble
https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/berkeley-chemical-engineer-caught-on-video-poisoning-coworker/
I guess he was charged for attempted murder but somehow got probation
So what you're saying is I was exactly right.
It is ridiculous that somehow the charges got dropped in a plea deal and his punishment was basically non existent though. I wonder how the plea deal was even an option given the clear proof the defendant had. I'd think that she would have had to approved of such an offer or made it go to trial, where he would have assuredly be found guilty.