Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Flint Official Was Just Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the Citys Water Crisis
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/10/a-flint-official-was-just-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-the-citys-water-crisis/A Flint Official Was Just Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the Citys Water Crisis
I think wed be derelict if we didnt charge her.
Nathalie Baptiste
Oct. 9, 2017 2:48 PM
On Monday, the Michigan attorney generals office announced that Dr. Eden Wells, who was the states chief medical officer, would be charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role in the Flint water crisis.
In June, she was charged with obstruction of justice after she allegedly attempted misled investigators and tried to stop an investigation into the crisis. She is the sixth Flint official to be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Five officials were charged in June, including Nick Lyon, Michigans Department of Health and Human Services director. His preliminary examination began this month.
In 2014, emergency city managers appointed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, switched the citys water supply to the Flint River. Because the river had not been treated properly, the water began leaching lead from lead pipes outfitted in homes across the city. Doctors began reporting elevated lead levels in Flint children; lead poisoning can lead to a host of health problems.
Special prosecutor Todd Flood announced the new charges before a preliminary hearing for Wells was set to begin but would not go into details. Other officials charged with the same crime are accused of causing the 2015 death of Robert Skidmore, after failing to alert the public about a Legionnaires Disease outbreak. The disease, which has killed 12 people in Genesee County since 2014, was likely linked to the Flint Water Crisis. As Mother Jones reported in June:
Experts also concluded that an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease, an illness caused by a type of bacteria found in contaminated water systems, likely was linked to the city water supply. Symptoms include shortness of breath, headache, and fever. People over the age of 50 or people with chronic lung disease are at an increased risk of getting sick.
Between June 2014 and November 2015, at least 87 residents of Genesee County, which includes Flint, contracted Legionnaires Disease. Only 6-13 cases were reported between 2009 to 2013. In 2016, Lyon said that not all the cases were linked to the water crisis, because not every patient was exposed to Flint water.
Between June 2014 and November 2015, at least 87 residents of Genesee County, which includes Flint, contracted Legionnaires Disease. Only 6-13 cases were reported between 2009 to 2013. In 2016, Lyon said that not all the cases were linked to the water crisis, because not every patient was exposed to Flint water.
Wells attorneys learned on Monday that there would be additional charges against their client. I really cant get into the details of it, Flood told reporters, but I think wed be derelict if we didnt charge her.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 2153 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (6)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
A Flint Official Was Just Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the Citys Water Crisis (Original Post)
babylonsister
Oct 2017
OP
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)1. Why is MJ calling her a Flint official ...
when she's described as: "Dr. Eden Wells, who was the states chief medical officer"?
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)2. I would think a medical examiner could be
considered an official, whether state or local/city. I don't see the problem.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)3. But snyder is going to walk free.