Sue Nation

Here are two more examples of people's total lack of personal responsibility, their greed, and their disregard for consequences.

First, this story about technology "addictions" at work

Professor: BlackBerry Addiction Lawsuits Likely in Future
TORONTO — Keeping employees on electronic leashes such as laptops, BlackBerries and other devices that keep them constantly connected to the office could soon lead to lawsuits by those who grow addicted to the technology, a U.S. academic warns.
In a follow-up to an earlier paper on employees' tech addictions, Gayle Porter, associate professor of management at the Rutgers University School of Business in Camden, N.J., has written a paper that states workers whose personal lives suffer as a result of tech addictions could turn their sights on their employers.
"These people that can't keep it within any reasonable parameters and have these problems in their lives at some point may say: 'My life is not all that great. How did this happen? Who can I blame for this?'," Porter, who co-authored the study with two other academics, said in an interview on Thursday. "And they're going to say, 'The company'."

Of COURSE the company! It can't possibly be your own fault, can it?

Here's the second story, about the New York lottery

L.I. LO-LOTTO MA RIPS STATE
August 26, 2006 -- ,The mother of the Long Island woman who blew $2.3 million in stolen cash on lottery tickets blasted the state yesterday - for "preying" on addicts. "Lotto is the biggest lie out there," seethed Paula Montana, 58. "They've got these catchy ads to draw you in, but there's no dream. There's just pain."
Bookkeeper Annie Donnelly, 38, pleaded guilty Wednesday to swiping $2,323,919 from her employer, Great South Bay Surgical medical group, and at times spending more than $6,000 a day on tickets. "[She] has a sickness . . . and the Lotto was preying on her" she said.

Don't you love these people? You embezzle millions from your employer, and YOU are the victim! You steal, but you have a 'disease', and it's all New York's fault!