I REFER to the headline on the front page of The Star on Jan 29, which reads “A greed tragedy”. The headline was about the tragic death of two women during a free food promotion programme for senior citizens in conjunction with Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (Jan 28).
By using the word “greed” in the headline, the paper automatically implies that those who attended the event had an insatiable and selfish desire for handouts. It also implies that these people do have enough money or food but are there for more. It takes away the seriousness of the issue at hand, which is poverty, and dismisses the tragedy as merely a consequence of greed.
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