Not to offend Iraqis or Afghans, but the U.S. pays them about $2500 apiece for killing them. They worth more than a Bay Stater, huh?
The more I find out about our lovely little liberal paradise we have here in Massachusetts, the more embarrassed and ashamed I become.
Related: Pulling a Fast One on Big Dig Death
"Tougher penalties sought in deaths; Firms convicted of manslaughter may see fines rise" by David Abel and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff | February 27, 2009
Lawmakers proposed increasing the fine for corporations convicted of manslaughter from $1,000 to at least $250,000 yesterday as part of an overhaul of an antiquated law sparked by the 2006 fatal ceiling collapse in the Big Dig.
The current fine dates to 1819 and came under heavy criticism when it became clear that it was the maximum penalty a company could face after a grand jury indicted the Big Dig contractor on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in supplying glue that was allegedly faulty.
Yeah, meanwhile they had to fix the GAY MARRIAGE LAW!!! See what I'm looking at on a daily basis? Makes me want to puke.
"It seemed woefully inadequate, given the scope of that case," Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday at a press conference with legislators. "I think most people would agree that things have changed since 1819, both the economy and the dollar value of what that fine is."
Coakley said she was flexible on the ultimate fine and explained that $250,000 serves as a starting point for discussions in the Legislature. Other proposals on Beacon Hill would increase the fine to as high as $1 million.
"Corporations do not go to jail, but they do respond to monetary fines," she said....
Maybe we should start revoking some charters then! DISSOLVING their RIGHT TO OPERATE would be WORSE THAN JAIL and MIGHT SEND a MESSAGE to the REST!!
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And the BIG DIG RIP-OFF just KEEPS getting BETTER!
"Firm admits filing false claims on Big Dig
Island Lath and Plaster Inc., a New York company that performed work on the Big Dig, pleaded guilty yesterday in US District Court in Boston to submitting false claims on a federal highway project, according to federal prosecutors. The company faces a maximum fine of $500,000 and as much as five years on probation. Federal authorities alleged that from 2002 through 2006, Island Lath and Plaster overbilled the Central Artery/Tunnel Project an unspecified amount by falsely categorizing apprentice workers as higher-paid journeymen. The firm - which did work on behalf of Adams Management Group Inc., a subcontractor to McCourt Construction Co. - also obstructed the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program because the work was largely performed by Island Lath and Plaster, even though Adams was the minority subcontractor, prosecutors said. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton has scheduled the sentencing for May 27.
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We got screwed eight ways to Sunday on that one, folks!
