They have found the bodies of the

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4 missing miners. Twenty nine dead miners, I wonder if anything will happen to Blankenship.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I know what I'd like to see happen to him...

It's so vile I can't say it.

May those miners RIP.

My condolences to their families and loved ones...

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. Well, in the sense of "let the punishment fit the crime"

the son of a bitch should be buried in one of his own crappy mines. And if there aren't enough poisonous gases present, pipe some in. :evilgrin:

[senseandsensibility]

2. RIP

Rachel said on her show that they would know by tonight, and I was hoping for the best. How unbearably sad.:hug: My heart goes out to the families.

[Catshrink]

3. Since corporations are people

they should be charged with murder.

[handmade34]

5. absolutely!!!!

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. And since that's 29 counts of murder in this incident alone

...then shouldn't this be a "death penalty" case? And by "death penalty", I mean Massey Energy (or whatever its called) ceases to exist, and its assets divided among the victims' families.

Of course I wouldn't mind Blankenshit (NOT a typo) serving some hard time either.

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7. I think CNN had excellent coverage of the

mine tragedy. I have tuned into Fox numerous times over the last week and it was barely mentioned they just went on with their anti-Obama bullshit 24 hours a day.

[shraby]

8. That would be pre-meditated murder. Blankenship knew

what the consequences of not venting the mine properly would be and he didn't fix it. He needs to be charged with at least 29 counts of murder and let a jury decide what to do with him.

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Oh God.

:(

[gateley]

10. As we feared. At least their families know for sure now. I'm hopeful that

with Blankenship in the spotlight, he'll get nailed. I don't hold out much hope that other mines (no doubt operating as he did) will receive much scrutiny.

[Control-Z]

11. How many years has it been

since the last mining disaster? Seems like just last year. It all feels the same. The same waiting, the same fears and agony by and for the victims, families and loved ones. The same outrage - from anyone who has a mind and a heart.

And what has been learned? What has changed? Who has been helped? Whose lives were improved by the tragedies, and the lessons that should have been learned, from past mining disasters?

[SoCalDem]

12. What will happen to Blankenship.

he will testify before the dog & pony show congressional committees. they will say mean things to him.. he will apologize, and explain how "no one could have imagined something like this might happen"..and then some lawyers will start up a class action suit.

Years will pass as the cases move through courts.

Blankenship's company will be fined, and they will manage to separate each claim, and appeal it to the nth degree..

Meanwhile the mines will stay open, and the people who have nowhere else to work, will continue to work there:(

[Kievan Rus]

13. Blankenship should be prosecuted for second-degree murder

But since he's a greedy robber-baron, of course, he won't.