Groups call for arrest of West Virginia mine CEO

If there ever is a time, it's now to nationalise the mines. (and while we're at it, the banks, the universities, Wall Street, and the mass media)
BRING BACK EQUALITY!

if they can prove it and are willing to fight, then go for it. something good will come of it.

He won't be arrested . Good luck though . I am rooting for you . Make the unions strong again , and this will be prevented in the future . That is the only loophole they cannot slip through .

The citizens of West Virginia need to take their political leaders and representatives to task not only for these deaths, but for the fact that animals (and I insult the animals by making this comparison) like Blankenship are ALLOWED to get away with these types of violations, and much, much more.

The political leadership of the state of West Virginia has not only been complicit with the way big coal abuses and disregards the health and well being of miners, the politicians have helped to ensure that big coal gets away with this and much more. The politicians, together with big coal, keep the citizenry impoverished, undereducated and dependent on the whims of men like Blankenship who have no regard for the well being of the miners, and care only for the profits that make them wealthy.

What is the point of citing companies like Massey if NO ONE is enforcing? The culpability for not only these latest deaths, but the unending stream of black lung death rests not only on the shoulders of big coal, but on the shoulders of West Virginia's worthless and despicable politicians who have ensured that there are little to no options for miners besides marching underground to their own deaths.

This DEATH MERCHANT should be arrested and ordered to serve his sentence in the mine...Don Blankenship didn't give a damn about his employees safety, so he purposely neglected to correct all safety violations....His greedy actions have created twenty nine broken families......The deregulating of OSHA is the very reason why, this avoidable accident occurred..Republicans are directly responsible for the deregulating of OSHA and have remained speechless concerning this dreadful tragedy.......

At first glance, I thought that groups were calling for arrest of West Virginia MICE. Oh man, is my face red!

If you preach accountability, this is it. Imagine forcing workers to work in unsafe conditions that cost them their lives...knowingly. Being cited over 500 times last year and doing little to nothing to fix the citations.

Hold the CEO's accountable and working conditions will begin to miraculously improve.

CEO's and Senior Executives should be held criminally responsible for their actions when related to skirting safety and environmental laws. Their policies dictate how companies will obey and adhere to ethical and legal guidelines to promote safety and a clean environment.

lets arrest the DON

yeah he needs to be jailed this is too much if you decided to not follow the rules to take your car in for an inspection and it suddenly fails to stop and you run down 29 people at a park or a downtown market you will go to jail for it.
He did the same thing in ignoring the rules and regulations was a willful disregard for others he may not have wanted to get anyone killed but he knew that every regulation he ignored moved the miner closer to danger.
The idea is the same it had been the case that ignoring something as mundane as car safety inspections to save a few bucks resulted in a failure of control and in more than one occasion people were killed not all of them where a result of safety violation but the principle applies. If you can go to jail for ignoring stop signs or fail to comply with signal light maintenance then Mr. Blankenship is at least guilty of manslaughter if not murder through acts of willful negligence.

I didn't read anyone suggesting that we don't need regulation over corporation. What we don't need is a paid patsy--former corporate head--in the position of being a regulatory figure that is essentially owned by the corporation.

If you don't think we need governmental REGULATION of all corporations and industries, then I suggest you take your ass a mile down into a methane and coal dust filled hole and try to make a living. West Virginia deserves better.

PS "Clean Coal" has blood on it.

Is it racist to suggest a lynching party?

Yeah--"authorities," essentially, the fox watches over the chicken coop.

We could learn from some other countries. In Japan there would be no question that he would be arrested and charged with a crime. In China he would probably be executed. Only in America will he continue living in his mansion thumbing his nose at the authorities. I use the word "authorities" very loosely!

corporate greed rules! where is the government we elected to protect our unalienable rights when we need it? taking campaign contributions?

I say sue him personally for every dollor he has. Then put him in prison with some Outlaw Miners an a pig tail. That will fix him

Regulators that accepted bribes or favors should be arrested too.

Murder for hire.

Yeah, now that, officially, corporations are people with rights--he, among others, should be charged legally. They can't have it both ways. He's made it verbally clear that he knew he was in violation of many laws and did nothing to divert the unfortunate deaths of those workers. But, regulators should be held responsible as well.

I think he should be arrested.

I'm really glad action is being taken against him. Hopefully they hit him with the book, hard.

ACCOUNTABILITY!!! We need more of it in this world. Justice is deserved.