During the trial it was revealed that McDonald’s knew that heating their coffee to this temperature would be dangerous, but they did it anyways because it would save them money. When you serve coffee that is too hot to drink, it will take much longer for a person to drink their coffee, which means that McDonald’s will not have to give out as many free refills of coffee. This policy by the fast food chain is the reason the jury awarded $2.7 million dollars in punitive damages in the McDonald’s hot coffee case. Punitive damages are meant to punish the defendant for their inappropriate business practice.

  • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    you’re literally just regurgitating the hit piece done by Hitchens

    Not sure which sources are you regurgitating, since Morphine was legal for medical use, and you completely glossed over Metamizole.

    Sounds like the “War on Drugs” talking points, that have so effectively spread illegal (and highly profitable) opioid abuse in the US.

      • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        It was India in the 1950’s dude

        Precisely, dude:

        • Metamizole, invented in the 1920s, legal in India until 2013
        • Mother Teresa started her cult in 1950
        • India didn’t restrict opium use until 1984
        • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          1884 maybe…

          Sides, what makes you think she even had this. The Indian Governement’s always been strict and it’s not like they’re giving this Nun from another country access to top of the line medicine. Especially when her patients are people so far gone that hospitals literally will not take them, because no one’s ever heard of Pallative Care, because Theresa’s in the middle of inventing the concept!

          • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            You may want to brush up on Indian history, including the 19th century India-China wars on (export) of opium.

            India had no legislation regarding narcotics until 1985

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotic_Drugs_and_Psychotropic_Substances_Act,_1985

            If you check the “non criticism” parts of Mother Teresa’s Wikipedia article linked earlier, you may notice how “this Nun from another country” was receiving Indian awards since 1962.

            So no, there is no justifying of what she did for decades… unless you want to think the Indian government was fine with removing the terminally ill off the streets and dumping them into a hellhole run by a bunch of religious fanatics.

            no one’s ever heard of Pallative Care, because Theresa’s in the middle of inventing the concept!

            Except palliative care is not praying the pain away, this is:

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care

            • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              unless you want to think the Indian government was fine with removing the terminally ill off the streets and dumping them into a hellhole run by a bunch of religious fanatics.

              Okay the fact that terminally ill people were on the streets is already a really big problem in and of itself. But hey, fuck Mother Theresa for trying to do something about it eh?

              I’m done with this conversation, say what you want. I’m not replying again.