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5 Charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint
Flint was wrestling with outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, prosecutors say.
Five officials in Michigan, including the head of the state’s health department, were charged on Wednesday. It is the closest investigators have come to directly blaming officials for the deaths and illnesses that occurred when a water contamination crisis enveloped this city.
Nick Lyon, the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, felonies that could lead to as much as 20 years in prison. Dr. Eden V. Wells, the chief medical executive for the department, was charged with obstruction of justice and lying to a peace officer, and could face up to seven years if convicted. They are among 15 current and former state and local officials facing criminal charges
My Sauce https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/flint-water-crisis-manslaughter.html?_r=0
Treefur
It's funny how quick people are to believe this is justice. Middle management is always the prime target to be the scapegoats for people.
catusfelis
lol. "first world country"
BuckRavers
Charged with. We'll see what sticks. No justice yet my friend but we're on the path.
CapnCocaine
I have no idea what this is about. I just see a bunch of "trucker bombs. AKA: pee bottles.
EroticZombiePants
A sixth was charged with obstruction of justice and a few other things as well.
MaplePhoenix
I love that accountability has been doled out, I just hope they got all the right people who were involved, and not just scapegoats
whatsisname
This America, you can be sure they're just scapegoats.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
Legionnaires' disease is no fucking joke, shit took my mother inches from death.
vixvox
I think 12 people did die.
JSteady331
I, for one, absolutely love this. These dirt bags lied to the american public all in the name of saving face and for what? They actually 1/2
JSteady331
2/2 cost people their lives. It's a shame, its now 2017 and incidents like this are a RECENT memory...wtf.
jrunk
Going to a jury in the area... they just might get a conviction or two
MiasmaCorrigan
Bring justice with you, friend.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
he doesn't get to call himself "Doctor" anymore, and neither should we
battlepants
That's great to hold someone accountable, but what's the status of getting these people clean water?
FractalB
And some posts ago, they were arguing, if the US was a first world country or not...
NoCoconutOnlyPineapple
Charged? OK. I'd be surprised if they're found guilty or even do any time.
GreaterDog
Legionnaires' Disease sounds like a baller-ass sickness to come down with
random34567
We need to keep putting the fear of God into elected officials.
VVulf
I'd settle for fear of voters.
Silverstream94
Or how about we just keep religion out of state offices?
zekkzekk
leprosy? flint is having outbreaks of fucking leprosy? leprosy is required for someone to be charged for that tragedy? for fucks sake.
tinytoungesyndrome
"I got it from a reliable sause"
inceptify
"It's the way of the road, Bubbs." - Ray, talking about his piss jugs.
Pengarr
"Way she goes, bud. Way she fuckin' goes."
disinfectantrum
You lied to the guy in the chair
ilovepics
Rick Snyder needs to do the perp walk.
rocketturttle
They here's hoping Susan Hedman from the EPA is next.
BronzeLeaguePro
Since this was both dems and reps, most thought nothing would ever happen. Then Trump got elected... So thank you God Emperor?
Justaguy85
Water board them with flint water
DataNet
2 years and they'll be out. If it takes that long....
JohnnieBlaze88
All good and well but is the water fixed now?
DidItForScience
OK Now what about the water issues in parts of California that are in worse condition than Flint?
sakm
Only 20 years? That should be multiple lifetime sentences if they have adequate evidence against him personally.
datguysephiroth
There's no justice until the pipes are fixed and the brown water is gone for good.
Gawky
so you muricans have loads of guns right, this sure seams the time for anonamous threats and mob mentallity
bigreagan
I thought that the pipes were fixed, but that there was still bad water in the system.
2074red2074
No, they switched back to the original water source, but the damage was done.
vulturedoors
Trump just allocated a ton of money for that and work has begun to replace city pipes.
Chakra5
You mean via the EPA that trump is trying to underfund by 30%? Very nice of him.
Booblyflow
Is there a sauce for this?
TheWetLustyArgonianMaidRIP
Just google Flint water pipe replacement program or something like that.
Steffn
* EPA awarded the grant money, which was funded under legislation signed by President Obama. http://www.snopes.com/epa-grant-flint-water/
vulturedoors
Yeah. I shouldn't have implied it was Trump's idea. But he did decline to change that part of it.
OneSlaadTwoSlaadRedSlaadBlueSlaad
Drinkable water first, prosecutions soon after.
nflgeneric
Technically you could do both at the same time. They aren't on the same critical path.
Thradeau
I don't think there's an overlap between the "People who fix water" and "People who prosecute" groups. You can do both at the same time
TheSadCafe
Haha I like how you worded this.
Thradeau
Thanks. Kinda a pet peeve this kind of thought process, happens all over the place. Take games for example, you have a game with a bug, and>
Thradeau
> and the devs release a new outfit for a character. Whining ensues about them needing to fix bugs, not make clothes. As if the guys who >
Thradeau
> draw pretty dresses are remotely qualified to work out why scenario X causes a game to crash.
Dbear1724
20 years for poisoning an entire city? Is it me or does that seem a bit...lenient
ThatGuyWhoThinksEveryoneIsAPineapple
I dunno, it seems reasonable to me. At least it would be if he served 20 years, more likely to be 10 or so.
Dbear1724
See, that's kind of my problem. 20 is assumed to be the worst for him but we all know they, likely, won't get the max.
ThatGuyWhoThinksEveryoneIsAPineapple
Yup, it's terrible. Still, 20 years is just fine. It doesn't sound like much on paper, but is way longer than it sounds.
StormWingDelta
20 years per victim would be better than tack a 0 or two onto the end just to be sure. :P
Dbear1724
I wish it was per victim. That would make much more sense to me lol
StormWingDelta
Make it per victim per year and I'm even happier. :P
lifeisapicnic
How the fuck Trump want to build a wall when Flint still doesnt have clean drinking water?
bluedrake62
Who has that twitter post about America being a 3rd world country with smartphones?
YouAreHoldingMeVerballyHostage
Because Mar-A-Lago isn't IN Flint...
ErinFromTheOffice
Because he has friends who work in construction but not in Michigan water management?
hellofromafar
The same way Obama got anything done when this was happening. Ignore it.
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Vlor
Except Obama signed a bill back in December directing $170 million toward Flint to address and solve the water issue.
MrDeadsr
And what could Obama have done
hellofromafar
The same things Trump can or can't do. Which is probably nothing
WTFJohnny
Um trump actually helped flint with 100 million dollars
elizardo
Sauce?
MrDeadsr
Proof?
tinkletinklelittlestar
2days after meeting w/ mayor. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-100-million-michigan-flint-water-infrastructure-upgrades
GrundleFondler
Funnily, I haven't heard him talk about the wall for ages since all he does lately is looking like a fat kid trying not to drown in a sea~
GrundleFondler
~ of lawsuits and allegations... Keeps him occupied
Begotten
There isn't anything to talk about rn. IIRC they're currently taking bids for contracts from construction firms.
GrundleFondler
I thought that everyone doesn't need a reason to talk about something- especially if it's how great he is at everything...
ElFlaco9
One is a state issue the other is federal?
FrankPerkele
Well maybe it should be federal governments job to step in since apparently it has taken several years to do anything to this situation
Begotten
You probably aren't aware of this, but replacing an entire city's water infrastructure can't be done overnight
FrankPerkele
Of course that wasn't what I meant...