Laid-off Costa Mesa worker jumps to his death

[TomCADem]

Source: ABC News

COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- Tragedy in Costa Mesa as a city employee leaps to his death just as city officials begin handing out layoff notices to hundreds of workers. There was a vigil Thursday night for that young employee.

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Earlier this month the Costa Mesa City Council voted to outsource 18 city services to cover a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, but many workers say the move makes no sense since it could end up costing more.

Thursday's tragedy has only heightened tensions at City Hall as many were offended by the actions of Costa Mesa Mayor Gary Monahan.

A photograph taken by the general manager of the Orange County Employees Association shows Monahan in a kilt outside his bar, Skosh Monahan's, just 90 minutes after the suicide.



Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=8019751

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The Republican mayor of a city in Orange County parties at his bar just 90 minutes after one of the city's employees leaps to his death once layoffs are announced. Well, with corporate media pushing a media narrative that government workers, teachers, etc., are elitist who pray upon taxpayers, should we be surprised when the Republican mayor of a city celebrates following the suicide of a laid off city employee?

[DragonSlave]

1. This is just one of many statistically predictable results

Unemployment is a horrible thing. It causes many real social harms.

[freshwest]

2. Classic Republicanism.

[TomCADem]

3. Demonize Democrats, Minorities, Gays, Unions, Workers, Etc.

Sadly, they work hand in hand with the corporation media, thus the middle class often happily cheers on the latest corporate media narrative.