(Curly Sue) wrote in news:41f825b2.4506046
@news-server.nyc.rr.com:

> http://tinyurl.com/3jfyv
> http://tinyurl.com/63jtc
>
> "An appeals court is allowing two Brooklyn teenagers proceed with a
> notorious lawsuit that blames McDonald’s for making them fat. "

Although I agree that this lawsuit is pretty frivolous, there is a fairly
serious issue in many cities, which is an utter lack of access to decent
healthy food. Obesity in places like the South Bronx (which is much
improved since the 1970s!) is epidemic, much worse than the rest of the
country, and a primary reason is that residents simply can't buy good
food. The only restaurants are fast-food joints like McDonalds. The only
grocery stores are corner bodegas that sell only canned beans and a
couple of old apples. If I lived in such a neighborhood, I might sue
McDonalds too, in the hopes of getting a settlement that would allow me
to move somewhere where I could buy a turnip without a 30 minute bus
ride. Is McDonalds liable for obesity in poor urban neighborhoods? No, I
don't think so. But is their food a contributing factor? Yes,
undoubtably.

-Harlan