Christopher Morgan from London died of Mesothelioma in March 2010 from asbestos exposure during his apprenticeship in Hatton Garden where he unknowingly inhaled asbestos fibers. He was neither informed of its dangers nor given protective equipment. Weekly, 20 tradesmen die from this killer. The need to take this risk arose as working with asbestos provides a substantial income and is a means of livelihood for the uneducated that are also oblivious to its harms
That was my short introduction for my project work.
My teacher placed a "NEED?" next to it.
Did i not stress the need for Christopher to take the risk?
Christopher Morgan didn't do it because he needed to, he did it because he wasn't aware of the dangers. If he had known about the dangers beforehand, who's to say that he wouldn't have avoided the job? Use a different person as an example, someone who is informed of the dangers and still takes the risk out of necessity (need). you can't use him as an example since it's not clear whether he actually needed to do it or just did it because he was misinformed.
And yes, with a different person as an example, they do it because they need the money. But in my opinion most do it because they think it won't happen to them. Some people just assume bad things only happen to other people because they've never experienced anything like that and have a "It could never happen to me. That stuff only happens to people in the news" mentality.
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