From ABC News:
The Michigan Attorney General's Office is reviewing the case of a 93-year-old man who died of hypothermia after a municipal power company restricted his use of electricity. Neighbors on Tuesday said they were outraged that the city apparently restricted Marvin Schur's power use because of unpaid bills. Schur's body was discovered on the floor next to the bed inside his Bay City home on Jan. 17, a few days after a limiter was installed to control his power use.
"I am just livid over this," said Jerome Anderson, 55, who lives across the street from Schur. "It's unconscionable that something like this could happen."
A city commission voted on Monday to raise electric rates by three percent, as angry voters peppered city officials with questions about Schur's death, according to the Bay City Times.Mayor Charles Brunner said the city will ensure something similar doesn't happen again, the Times reported.
"It's just unfortunate that this gentleman didn't reach out," Brunner said. "We would have been there. We would have pointed him in the right direction or put him on some sort of payment plan."
The temperature inside Schur's house was below 32 degrees and the water in the kitchen sink had frozen, said Dr. Kanu Virani, the Oakland County deputy chief medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Schur, a World War II veteran.
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That's his thanks. A run-down apartment with no heat. You would think people would have more respect for veterans. This is tragic and horrible. I hope he didn't try to reach out, for if he did, someone should hang.
Exactly. His sacrifices demanded that we looked after him, and helped him, especially when he was at his weakest.
But then again, the VA can't cope with the problems of our current conflicts, so who do we hang?
I myself would love to see a senior executive swinging in the wind; just to send the message that responsibility extends beyond individual consumers to the institutions that serve them.
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