Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Harder to Buy a Federal Judge, Donnie Boy

A judge sentenced former coal executive Don Blankenship to a year in prison Wednesday for his role in the deadliest U.S. mine explosion in four decades, saying he was part of a "dangerous conspiracy."

One day after the sixth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, which killed 29 men, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger gave the ex-Massey Energy CEO the maximum prison time and fine of $250,000. A federal jury convicted Blankenship on Dec. 3 of a misdemeanor conspiracy to violate mine safety standards at Upper Big Branch.
Blankenship, by large "campaign contributions" had enough influence in the West Virginia state courts to merit getting a slap-down by the Supremes. But it's a lot harder to pull that shit with Federal judges.

3 comments:

Gerald Parks said...

Whatever this dude did ...worked!

He got ONE YEAR for murdering 29 people?

A Black kid with a "rock" gets 5-10 years!

29 PEOPLE dead ...

Humpt ...he's getting an extended vacation!

Justice?????

Well ..now We know ...he's not one of US.

montag said...

The bastard still got only 12 and a half days per miner killed. It would be nice if he did his time is a federal garden spot like Lewisburg.

Joe said...

The judge gave him the maximum sentence she could. One year. The real corruption happened in the legislature, long before the trials.