By eliminating their benefits, we're saying what they sacrificed wasn't worth anything; that they're not worth anything...
After working Norristown State Hospital for 20 years to provide care, custody and control of criminally insane inmates - Pete Smith
"I always thought if I got hurt the state would take care of me. I mean, I know we're in tough times, don't get me wrong. But I didn't do anything to put us there."
IN TERMS of Pennsylvania's nearly $30 billion budget, a looming multibillion-dollar deficit, threatened program cuts and state-worker layoffs, this little story doesn't amount to much... the law to remove benefits to injured employees would only save "around" $1 million. Read full from Philadelphia Newspapers
From comments: It's time for the state to wake up and do the right thing; take care of these heroes who risked their lives for the common good and were innocently injured in the process.
Source cal-osha.com