There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster--Who Profits and Who Pays the Price Singer Jessie
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America.We hear it all the time: "Sorry, it was just an accident." And we've been…
Specifikacia There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster--Who Profits and Who Pays the Price Singer Jessie
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America.We hear it all the time: "Sorry, it was just an accident." And we've been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term "accident" itself protects those in power and leaves the most vulnerable in harm's way, preventing investigations, pushing off debts, blaming the victims, diluting anger, and even sparking empathy for the perpetrators.As the rate of accidental death skyrockets in America, the poor and people of color end up bearing the brunt of the violence and blame, while the powerful use the excuse of the "accident" to avoid