WTF? …‘Women-only’ aid handed out in Haiti

It used to be in the world “women and children first”, although this little note coming out of Haiti is somewhat troublesome. I mean, at what point does a man’s life become expendable in an emergency situation when the fact of the matter is, the men at this time would probably be a lot more useful for the jobs up ahead in this devastated land.

Creepy.

msnbc.com: “PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

Young men often force their way to the front of aid delivery lines or steal from it from others, meaning aid doesn’t reach the neediest at rough-and-tumble distribution centers, according to aid groups.

The World Food Program coupons can be turned in by women at 16 sites in the capital starting Sunday, and entitle each family to 55 pounds of rice.”  continued