Privilege
I work in a fast food restaurant and everyday food is being thrown at that could otherwise be given to those in need. I never ever understood until I brought it up to my manager and he went on to explain that we aren't allowed to give perfectly good food to homeless people because they could sue the company. Fair enough, but there are services which allow the food to safely be transported to homeless shelters, school clubs etc. and I am going to be bringing it up again because I want change.
I think it should be a legal requirement that restaurants have the facilities to enable them to drop off food to various places that would benefit from the donations. I read an article on the independent which claims that 'Britain's restaurants throw away more than 600,000 tonnes of food a year' and I think it's so disgusting that there are people dying for food and food is jut being tossed away.
The problem is privilege. People who are doing alright in life forget about those that aren't and tend to not give a shit. I've done it myself, I've wasted food before and each time my mum would get so mad at me for the same reason I am mad now. It's all well me talking about my privilege, many people talk about it but it's not about talking, it's about doing. I still pass homeless people and a voice in my head screams at me "Skye help out, ask thm it they want something" and I get so shy tht I end up letting the opportunity pass. It pisses me off. And I get so angry that people don't care to do things for others. They wait until they're put in a vulnerable position before they *maybe* decide to help others. We'll all be dead one day and the least we can do is respect and help eachother.
Susie Mesure, (2010), UK Restaurants Waste 600,000 Tonnes of Food a Year
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