"Man who froze had history of late utility payments"

I can't believe I am reading this on CNN. This poor man got his heater cut off because he was late in paying his electricity bills.. He froze to death as a result. They really should do something about this. Cutting off electricity supply to a heater on a winter night is equivalent to cutting off the oxygen supply to a patient laying on a hospital bed. Not being able to pay doesn't mean that he/she does not deserve to live.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/michigan.freezing.death/index.html

Thankfully, in Singapore, cutting off our electricity would just mean no lights, no hot water and no fan or no aircon..