What kind of sick civilization would produce code like this?

<c:forEach var="item" items="${sessionScope.cart.items}">
  <c:set var="book" value="${item.item}" />
  <c:set var="bookId" value="${book.bookId}" />

  <sql:query var="books" 
    sql="select * from PUBLIC.books where id = ?" >
    <sql:param value="${bookId}" />
  </sql:query>
  <jsp:useBean id="inventory"
    class="database.BookInventory" />
  <c:forEach var="bookRow" begin="0"
    items="${books.rowsByIndex}">
    <jsp:useBean id="bookRow"  type="java.lang.Object[]" />
    <jsp:setProperty name="inventory" property="quantity"
      value="${bookRow[7]}" />

    <c:if test="${item.quantity > inventory.quantity}">
      <c:set var="sufficientInventory" value="false" />
      <h3><font color="red" size="+2">
      <fmt:message key="OrderError"/> 
      There is insufficient inventory for 
      <i>${bookRow[3]}</i>.</font></h3>
    </c:if>
  </c:forEach>
</c:forEach>