Behavior of UN Employees Is a Reflection of Their Morality

May 5, 2003
BOTW points out an interesting article in Time about a "strike-induced" looting of the UN cafeteria. This sort of behavior shows the behavior that they tolerate in others.

The decision to make the cafeterias into "no pay zones" spread through the 40-acre complex like wildfire. Soon, the hungry patrons came running. "It was chaos, wild, something out of a war scene," said one Aramark executive who was present. "They took everything, even the silverware," she said. Another witness from U.N. security said the cafeteria was "stripped bare." And another told TIME that the cafeteria raid was "unbelievable, crowds of people just taking everything in sight; they stripped the place bare." And yet another astonished witness said that "chickens, turkeys, souffles, casseroles all went out the door (unpaid)."

The mob then moved on to the Viennese Café, a popular snack bar in the U.N.'s conference room facility. It was also stripped bare. The takers included some well-known diplomats who finished off the raid with free drinks at the lounge for delegates. When asked how much liquor was lifted from the U.N. bar, one U.S. diplomat responded: "I stopped counting the bottles." He then excused himself and headed towards the men's room.

Time had this interesting followup:

In response to our original report, the U.N.'s communications department wrote us to say that the incident could not be considered looting. According to the U.N., Restaurant Associates had opened the doors and allowed hungry U.N. employees to take what they wanted. As for the silverware, U.N. security did not receive any formal complaints about stolen items.

That the UN could not take a stand against brazen theft is a further indication of the UN's moral bankruptcy.