‘Awful Everything’ Online Community Shames World’s Worst People And Here’s 50 Of Their Most Hated Ones
When you’re scrolling through social media or reading the news, it can start to feel like there’s no good left on this planet. Hearing about terrible and devastating events can sometimes become a little overwhelming. But instead of keeping these feelings to ourselves, we can start a conversation online.
Awful Everything is a subreddit where more than 1.4M members share pictures about the worst of the worst. From stories about the healthcare system and financial troubles to abusive police officers, this community is shining a light on the struggles people face every day.
Bored Panda has collected some of the top-voted images from this online group, so continue scrolling. And if you’re feeling up to it, share your own experiences and thoughts in the comment section below.
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I Wish ...humanity Changes
Aaron Tucker
Since 2014, the subreddit has been steadily growing and bringing our attention to the devastating things happening around us. From gruesome crimes to minor injustices, the community is dedicated to showing how bad our world can get. As the moderators say, “Lament with us as we view all things that are just genuinely awful.”
Sadly, we have a tendency to dwell on the things that go wrong and use stronger words to describe them. When it comes to the positive or neutral incidents, they seem to be not as important. Just think about negative stereotypes—humans are quick to form bad impressions and often have a hard time changing their views.
Poor Guy :(
These stories break my heart, they really do. So many people, SO MANY, are just one illness away from this happening to them. Our government has utterly failed us.
The Fact That This Is So Common Is Heartbreaking
Even if some of us have a rather optimistic view of life, people still remember more details about their unpleasant experiences. “The brain handles positive and negative information in different hemispheres,” Clifford Nass, a professor of communication at Stanford University, told The New York Times.
He said that negative emotions generally involve more thinking, and the information is processed more thoroughly than positive ones.
Psychologists refer to this as the negativity bias. Picture it: you’re having a pleasant day at work until your coworker throws you an inconsiderate comment. When you come back home, what will you remember more—the overall good day or the remark?
We Are All Spolied
Richest Country
Roy Baumeister, a social psychologist and co-author of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It, said that it’s one of the most basic psychological principles that seems to be true everywhere.
“A mind is prone to overreact to negative things relative to positive things; so people can use this to manipulate us, or we can use this to manipulate other people,” he explained. “If we understand this, we can prevent some of the negative effects and improve the quality of our social life.”
Rest In Peace, Acab
I just don't understand how it is considered justified if he was shot in the back! How can someone be a threat with their back towards you? I really hope this case is properly handled and the officers are not only terminated from their jobs but also sent to prison/death row! May Darrien rest in peace.
The Power Of Hate
There are so many great folks left out of history. Leprosy used to be a disease that would kill or maim so many people through history until a 23-year old black chemist named Alice Ball came up with a cure in 1915. Unfortunately she died the next year due to an accident. Who knows what she could have accomplished? https://scientificwomen.net/women/ball-alice-121
John Tierney, a journalist and the other co-author of this book, mentioned that the reason why we focus more on bad news is probably that it is aimed at the general public. “And the things that affect everyone tend to be negative—we’re all afraid of dying; we’re all afraid of being hurt. Focusing on those shared concerns is the easiest way to reach a mass audience.”
However, people on social media tend to share stories that are more pleasant. “That’s because the positive things we’re interested in—our hobbies, our cultural interests, the books we read—are more idiosyncratic,” he added. “Curating your news feed so that you’re not seeing so many negative stories can be good.”
Everything About This
Understanding and noticing our tendency to dwell on the negativities in life should help us to recognize that things are usually not as bad as we think. While it is important to share and discuss the problems we face in today’s world, it’s also vital to balance it out with the good stuff. So if you’re feeling a bit down, we’ve got you covered. Just take a look at some of our most recent wholesome posts here and right here.
One Of Reasons People Riot
Jim Carrey Is The News Now I Guess
Sometimes, When People Get Depressed, They Smash Their Own Face In, Pour Acid On Their Genitals, And Shoot Themselves. Apparently
A suicide? More like someone is covering up a rape and a murder. This breaks my heart! I hope one day we can truly tell her story and convict her attacker to life without parole or even the death penalty. May this beautiful woman rest in peace.
Why Are The Kardashians Famous In The First Place
Poor Orcas
Omg, sue them for animal abuse! That tiny enclosure for things that way over 2,000 pounds!
Couldn’t Imagine
The Us Justice System
Don't forget the people who knowingly voted twice for Trump and only got slaps on the wrist. And wait for it......shocking reveal.....They're WHITE! And as a white person, I'm tired if this s**t happening to black people and other minorities, it's complete and utter bullshit. 'Murica, am I right?
Wtf U.S.
This Man R**ed Then Killed A 10 Yrs Old Girl Named Katie , When One Of His Inmates Heard The Story He Tattooed " Katie's Revenge " On The Rapist's Forehead By Force
I Didn't Know About That
And a group of black women tried to save him by calling the cops and were so concerned that the cops hadn't taken them seriously that they called back to find out what happened to the boy and were told the incident had been "Taken care of. "
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What's worse is the victim had actually escaped while Dahmer was out, and was being helped by a group of women. Dahmer came home and tried to tell them he was his drunk boyfriend and take him home, but they refused to let Dahmer leave with him. When they then objected to Dahmer being allowed to take the boy away and pointed out the injuries, the police told them to shut up and but out of their business.
and because of the time period as soon as the officers got a whiff of anything homosexual involved they just wanted to have their hands clear of it as soon as possible, they even helped to carry the boy back inside and completely missed the rotting body of his last victim
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NO IM SORRY WHAT THE F**K NO WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K THIS IS SO F****D UP (im sorry that i swore so much)
This one is the last. I can't read any more of this thread. Hugs to all my fellow Pandas.
Ahhh Wisconsin - the state where they acquitted a murderer for killing peaceful protestors with a gun his mother bought him.
You're honestly surprised? The white man's voice always wins. This is a white-man dominated world. It explains why "people of colour" are called "people of colour" when they should only be called "people". It also explains why women (of any "colour") are still considered second-class citizens. Now, try and imagine a woman of "colour" acting as ineptly as, say, Donald Trump... Now, can you imagine the white man's reaction?
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I suspect that homophobia was also involved. The boy was naked and visibly injured. Either the cops thought that this was normal in gay male relationships and/or they thought that gay men are deserving of violence. Horrible all around that a rapist and killer's words took precedence over what they could clearly see.
If by injured you mean a hole drilled into his head? And (unknown to everyone but Dahmer) acid having been poured on his brain?
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Because he was white. this has happened to me. Got attacked by a white male while at home. He had been in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and when the police came they were more worried bc when he broke my window he cut his vein. They never took the name down, my report and lied that i did. He is white and i am brown. Still free out there while on probation for the assaults. The police never even ran his name.
Yup He was naked and bleeding and the police just went "wild Friday night" probably because they assumed he was gay. Nevermind he was underage. He was messd up and probably couldn't express himself properly, but being naked and bleeding in thr Street is a sign
Very similar story with some of John Wayne Gacy's victims. About the best I can make of it is because the victims were usually a bit out of it (drugged) and in a gay 'relationship' that the police just decided it was all part of the weird sex games those weird gay people play... I seem to remember a huge age difference, clear power imbalance and terrorised victims in all instances but hey.
I DONT GIVE A FLYING F**K WHAT THE RACE WAS! HE WAS STILL A CHILD AND SOMEHOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SCENARIO WAS NORMAL?! I wouldn't trust this cop with a house plant!!!
The then cop was John A. Balcerzak, now retired, served as president of the Milwaukee Police Association (the police union for Milwaukee officers) from 2005 to 2009.
That’s not quite what happened. The kid whos name was Konerak Sinthasomphone didn’t speak english and was drugged. Dahmer went to get more beer and left the unconscious boy on his couch who woke up and escaped. He was found by 2 girls who called the cops and when they arrived Dahmer was heading back from the liquor store and came over and told the cops that it was his 19yr old boyfriend who was drunk. The cops were homophobic and made a comment about having to get deloused after dealing with them. The kid was 14 and the cops did escort him back to Dahmer’s apartment instead of looking up Dahmer’s name and the kids name. They would of seen that Dahmer was a registered sex offender who was convicted a year prior of molesting this 14yr olds older brother. The cops also smelled a decaying smell at Dahmer’s apartment which was a decomposing body of his previous victim in the bedroom that they didn’t investigate. I mean these two had no business being cops.
One of the cops explained the situation over the radio &, while laughing, said they were coming back to the station get "de-loused." Nice guy.
I would just end up killing myself in his situation. Save my soul. AND THAT IS ALSO A PROBLEM. We go threw this crap and then have bad mental health and then people just tell us to be happy and grateful for what we have
It gets worse. The people who called it in were two black girls who knew the victim and his age and called for help. The cops believed Dahmer over them. They were so distraught they got their grandmother to call dispatch back to insist that something wasn't right and she did and they fobbed her off again saying it was a 'lovers quarrel' the system failed in multiple ways that night. There are transcripts of her calling the police insisting. Its so sad.
Yup, a clear case of a lazy officer telling himself that this is a civil matter not a criminal one. Countless victims of people with a low or no work ethic, the ripple effect of these decisions to do less than what’s required of you at your work has real consequences, even for people who were never at the scene at the time. Do better, if it’s your job, then do your job in the best way for all involved.
(CAUTION: unsettling/gory) Dahmer had drilled a hole in the boy's head and injected some hydrochloric acid into his brain in an attempt to create some kind of mindless sex slave, that's why the victim, Konerak Sinthasomphone, was incoherent and desoriented and the cops thought he was drunk or high. The officers actually were let go after the incident created a stir - but got reinstated after they appealed.
Starting to understand why cops come off as utter dumbasses in a lot of movies and shows 😓
If I remember it correctly, he told them they were dating & had an argument.
And my cop takes a care package, a coffee, and hot meal to a shut-in every week. Spends time with her talking and listening.
What the hecking heck of the heckiest heckers in HECK did I just learn--
reading this makes me want to tap out now after reading that another had enough after coming across #4
I heard about this in a horror story podcast. A HORROR STORY PODCAST!
More details, but not for the faint of heart https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Balcerzak
imagine being able to escape the apartment of horror, which chances are sooo low once a perpetrator managed to take you to another place/car/house and with the overwhelming feeling of freedom and the idea that everything is going to be okay now and you will get help, people let it happen that your perpetrator drags you right back into this hell.. this is.. I can't imagine that feeling
There were also 2 women theres as witnesses, who met the kid on the street, who could tell that obviously something was wrong and didn't want to let Dahmer take the kid, but the police told them to f**k off and mind their own business. John Wayne Gracy was reported so many times for being connected to child rape cases, and then police goes *surprised Pikachu face* when they find 29 bodies under his house
You’re a sick disgusting c**t who should have been aborted. Eat s**t and die you worthless piece of s**t.
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The System Is So F**ked
If Someone Told Me Not To Smile; I Would Smile Uncontrollably
Yep
OK, it's good you spoke up but sitting through every class? That sounds stressful for the daughter.
Sighs In American
Yes!
They look like some sort of evil high-class bitches from a Tim Burton film....Oh, wait
That's Terrible...
Ryan Whittaker
Only A Few Bad Apples
It almost seems like American cops would rather work with rapist, abusers, murderers, corruption, and brutality in their force. Than becoming those who fight against it. People like in the pictures above should be celebrated and become the norm. But hey.. what do I know.
Just Awful
Sadly female upon male abuse is rarely seen and even worse, rarely stopped because not many believe it happens. I have a friend with lasting brain damage from being abused by his wife and daughter. He ended up having part of his brain removed. It does happen, but not many believe, let alone catch it. Most think the woman is the victim.
A Racist Hateful Idiot
Is he the one that said the queer community was the most dangerous group in America?
When You’re Harassed For Trying To Expose Criminals
It's Sad How True This Is
Ridiculous
Healthcare
Beyonce's Pseudo-Feminism Is Letting Her Keep The Evil Practice Under The Shroud
Her lyrics literally say things like " I know when you were little girls, you dreamt of being in my world, don't forget it... respect that. bow down, bitches. " Who talks to others like that? It's not respectful, and she certainly isn't my feminist idol.
Calling Homeless People “Animals”
Everyone Should Just Work 937% Harder
Using The Market To Hurt The Rich
Yo, This Hurts A Lot !!!
All this stuff about the. price of insulin makes me so mad because the insulin patent from was originally sold for $1 with the understanding that cheap insulin would become available to all. For a long time the price of insulin was reasonable, retailing for $24 a vial in 1996. But due to no price controls the price has skyrocketed in the U.S. in the past couple years, because apparently the thought process is ‘why not gouge sick people?’ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5001219/
8 Year Olds Have To Go Through This
Food should be free in schools, people are paying with their taxes anyway
Don’t Go To Seaworld
I probably would have killed those people if I was there at that time.
Only Twats Mess With The Homeless
Damn That’s F**ked Up
The Only Way There's A Chance The Louisville Police Department Will Pay For Their Crimes Is If We Shine So Much Light On This That There's No Way They Can Sweep This Under Yet Another Carpet
Bill - you couldn’t be more wrong. The proof is that the city was ordered to pay $12 million to her mother in a wrongful death suit. Maybe read the whole story before saying “false”
Not Suspicious At All A Weed User Trying To Buy That Many Drugs...the Police Killed Her In More Way Than One
The only reason they banned marijuana in the first place was so they could pull bullshit like that
Special Privileges
Dramatic Photos From Around The Globe Record Mankind's Destruction Of The Planet
In Egypt A Girl Escaped Her Home Because She Was Beaten Everyday, The Police Found Her And Returned Her Back To Her Parents, Thats How She Look Like When They Pictured Her Reunited With Her Abusive Parents
We're All In This Together, The Struggle For Liberty Will Continue
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Well, I'm more thoroughly depressed now than when I started, so thanks for that.
If it helps you to feel better, in 2021 there have been great medical breakthroughs and treatments to help beat cancers, alzheimers, diabetes. Plus there have been great strides in ocean cleanup recently. It's a hard pill to swallow, but helps to be aware of horrific things in order to stop it. Progression in humanity isn't always beautiful and quite a dirty job.
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Humanity sucks - but there is often a lot more good stuff that doesn't get covered by the news
Indeed. Bad news always sells, so why put anything different?
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As depressing as it is....let it be a reminder we all have to keep fighting for justice and our planet. We can't continue this cycle. Our children deserve better than this.
I mean, we do need to know that all these things occur, but I'm seriously depressed now. Off to find a "redeem my faith in humanity" article. Or puppy videos.
Honestly I am disgusted by everything in this post!!! WE CAN CHANGE THIS!
Stuff like these are the reason why I'll never bring kids into this miserable world!
I have great grandkids. By the time they get to my age, there will no longer be a United States because we will violently implode from the inequality we see here today. Such a shame and so sad for words. There should be no First Amendment rights when you promote a lie. Liars such as Trump should be in jail for slander and libel. And broadcasters, such as Fox News should not be allowed to blatantly lie and should be shut down immediately. And then I woke up
Honestly, you'll be lucky if your kids make it to your age before everything implodes, never mind younger generations.
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Moral of the story: DON'T EVER TRUST THE COPS. They think they're above the law and they work for themselves and nobody else.
No. American cops. I was a cop. They were a good bunch who went into policing to try to help people. Not every cop is like American cops. Not all will obey s**t orders from above. Not all are power hungry.
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I stopped at the 41st entry. Wished I'd never opened this. Something needs to be done, I'm just not the one to do it. I wouldn't even know where to start.
Can we just hide this one? I don't want to see this one anymore. It breaks my heart
Cheese and Crackers, thanks for that load of garbage. What a way to start a Friday evening. I guess the only thing to do is to make sure to contribute something positive this weekend..... Now I think I might need to go lay down and reflect.
I can't go thru the rest of the list. I am literally depressed and crying now. We are the worst.
I have never read so many this comment is hidden on BP as in this! I dont know but I may assume that some of my comments will be slated as such but one must defend the underdog a all costs!
I had a medication that I needed to function that cost $25 per pill. I was supposed to take 2 pills per day, but I managed okay if I took 4 pills every 3 days. There were a couple of times when we had to decide whether we would pay for my medicine or the mortgage. There was a class action suit, and I got 12% of that money back. Over $8,000. The medicine is modafinil, by the way.
I always lose faith in humanity when I read these because they are so universal. We have many of the same problems and the corruption runs deep within the system. Imagine following all the right steps but still having to pay to get the end product.
I can't keep going. This is a very upsetting article. It doesn't mean you shouldn't keep publishing them, though. I wish you all peace and love. Xxx
I need to find an island with nobody on it and bury my head in the sand. My luck will mean the rising sea levels will drown me soon.
These posts have made me glad that I live in a country with a lower amount of racism and insurance paid helf care. It's not perfect, but atleast it's not America.
I have a story to add: So, we left my abusive father, he was high on drugs all the time, hit me, emotionally and mentally abused my mom and me, lied and endangered my brother and I. Well, once we left, he continued to harass us and show up at our house, drive by to scare me. We called the police, we got restraining orders, everything, yet the police never enforced the orders. Eventually the judge said he wasn't going to give us anymore. My mom got remarried and my father didn't like that. He drove by our new house, sent threatening texts and FB messages, sat outside our house while my brother nad I were there alone. I called the cops many times. Sometimes they never even showed up. My father wanted to kill us. He had said it in messages, on phone calls. Even told me how he would kill my stepdad. Yet the police still did nothing. I pretty much lost my faith in the legal system then. Anyways, thanks for coming to my TEDTalk
What I learned from this thread: The US healthcare system is a dumpster fire and most (not all) police officers abuse their power, got it 👍. All jokes aside, I really hate how most people are so greedy and self absorbed that the people who are actually good and helping society are suffering because of it :(
Now I want to fight humanity is it possible, how do I do it, and should I do it?
Hm, start by convincing some people to join you. If you have a large enough number of people, you'll be at the top of the world (not hinting to some people at all).
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I was already having a bad day. Why did I look through this whole page.
This is why people are confused about why I'm a misanthrope but get along with people, people are ok but mankind is a whole load of f*****g s**t.
I'm a introverted misanthrope who just can't deal with the smell of everything.
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The editors at BP hate their lives today, and not just today. This is hardly the first or only misery-inducing post they've scraped together for our delectation. Making the world a better place, yet again.
I think we need to see the other side to many of these stories. I’m well aware that humanity sucks. I’m also aware that there is always another side to every single story.
Obviously I'm not saying it's the only place this s**t applies to but it's shocking how many of these are well known to happen in USA. How anyone can claim it's the best country in the world with a straight face is beyond belief. The healthcare system is insane, I mean here insulin is free but all prescriptions are in Scotland, but England still charges something like £10 for prescriptions still give insulin for free. I couldn't even imagine being in a situation where I had to refuse treatment due to the cost. The system in USA is completely broken and folk need to open their eyes to the sad fact it's actually one of the worst
This article is mainly about America. It is one messed up country. Nothing related to the UK I notice.
Well, I'm more thoroughly depressed now than when I started, so thanks for that.
If it helps you to feel better, in 2021 there have been great medical breakthroughs and treatments to help beat cancers, alzheimers, diabetes. Plus there have been great strides in ocean cleanup recently. It's a hard pill to swallow, but helps to be aware of horrific things in order to stop it. Progression in humanity isn't always beautiful and quite a dirty job.
Load More Replies... Humanity sucks - but there is often a lot more good stuff that doesn't get covered by the news
Indeed. Bad news always sells, so why put anything different?
Load More Replies... As depressing as it is....let it be a reminder we all have to keep fighting for justice and our planet. We can't continue this cycle. Our children deserve better than this.
I mean, we do need to know that all these things occur, but I'm seriously depressed now. Off to find a "redeem my faith in humanity" article. Or puppy videos.
Honestly I am disgusted by everything in this post!!! WE CAN CHANGE THIS!
Stuff like these are the reason why I'll never bring kids into this miserable world!
I have great grandkids. By the time they get to my age, there will no longer be a United States because we will violently implode from the inequality we see here today. Such a shame and so sad for words. There should be no First Amendment rights when you promote a lie. Liars such as Trump should be in jail for slander and libel. And broadcasters, such as Fox News should not be allowed to blatantly lie and should be shut down immediately. And then I woke up
Honestly, you'll be lucky if your kids make it to your age before everything implodes, never mind younger generations.
Load More Replies... Moral of the story: DON'T EVER TRUST THE COPS. They think they're above the law and they work for themselves and nobody else.
No. American cops. I was a cop. They were a good bunch who went into policing to try to help people. Not every cop is like American cops. Not all will obey s**t orders from above. Not all are power hungry.
Load More Replies... I stopped at the 41st entry. Wished I'd never opened this. Something needs to be done, I'm just not the one to do it. I wouldn't even know where to start.
Can we just hide this one? I don't want to see this one anymore. It breaks my heart
Cheese and Crackers, thanks for that load of garbage. What a way to start a Friday evening. I guess the only thing to do is to make sure to contribute something positive this weekend..... Now I think I might need to go lay down and reflect.
I can't go thru the rest of the list. I am literally depressed and crying now. We are the worst.
I have never read so many this comment is hidden on BP as in this! I dont know but I may assume that some of my comments will be slated as such but one must defend the underdog a all costs!
I had a medication that I needed to function that cost $25 per pill. I was supposed to take 2 pills per day, but I managed okay if I took 4 pills every 3 days. There were a couple of times when we had to decide whether we would pay for my medicine or the mortgage. There was a class action suit, and I got 12% of that money back. Over $8,000. The medicine is modafinil, by the way.
I always lose faith in humanity when I read these because they are so universal. We have many of the same problems and the corruption runs deep within the system. Imagine following all the right steps but still having to pay to get the end product.
I can't keep going. This is a very upsetting article. It doesn't mean you shouldn't keep publishing them, though. I wish you all peace and love. Xxx
I need to find an island with nobody on it and bury my head in the sand. My luck will mean the rising sea levels will drown me soon.
These posts have made me glad that I live in a country with a lower amount of racism and insurance paid helf care. It's not perfect, but atleast it's not America.
I have a story to add: So, we left my abusive father, he was high on drugs all the time, hit me, emotionally and mentally abused my mom and me, lied and endangered my brother and I. Well, once we left, he continued to harass us and show up at our house, drive by to scare me. We called the police, we got restraining orders, everything, yet the police never enforced the orders. Eventually the judge said he wasn't going to give us anymore. My mom got remarried and my father didn't like that. He drove by our new house, sent threatening texts and FB messages, sat outside our house while my brother nad I were there alone. I called the cops many times. Sometimes they never even showed up. My father wanted to kill us. He had said it in messages, on phone calls. Even told me how he would kill my stepdad. Yet the police still did nothing. I pretty much lost my faith in the legal system then. Anyways, thanks for coming to my TEDTalk
What I learned from this thread: The US healthcare system is a dumpster fire and most (not all) police officers abuse their power, got it 👍. All jokes aside, I really hate how most people are so greedy and self absorbed that the people who are actually good and helping society are suffering because of it :(
Now I want to fight humanity is it possible, how do I do it, and should I do it?
Hm, start by convincing some people to join you. If you have a large enough number of people, you'll be at the top of the world (not hinting to some people at all).
Load More Replies... I was already having a bad day. Why did I look through this whole page.
This is why people are confused about why I'm a misanthrope but get along with people, people are ok but mankind is a whole load of f*****g s**t.
I'm a introverted misanthrope who just can't deal with the smell of everything.
Load More Replies... The editors at BP hate their lives today, and not just today. This is hardly the first or only misery-inducing post they've scraped together for our delectation. Making the world a better place, yet again.
I think we need to see the other side to many of these stories. I’m well aware that humanity sucks. I’m also aware that there is always another side to every single story.
Obviously I'm not saying it's the only place this s**t applies to but it's shocking how many of these are well known to happen in USA. How anyone can claim it's the best country in the world with a straight face is beyond belief. The healthcare system is insane, I mean here insulin is free but all prescriptions are in Scotland, but England still charges something like £10 for prescriptions still give insulin for free. I couldn't even imagine being in a situation where I had to refuse treatment due to the cost. The system in USA is completely broken and folk need to open their eyes to the sad fact it's actually one of the worst
This article is mainly about America. It is one messed up country. Nothing related to the UK I notice.
