Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments

Re:Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly t... by mikewarot on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:24PM (#34779827)

According to [1] Phil Lewis on Twitter...

  "Norfolk Southern, the railway company responsible for an apocalyptic plume of gas rose over East Palestine, Ohio, has offered a $25,000 donation to assist the area’s nearly 5,000 residents who were ordered to evacuate their homes, or face death"

Personally, I think $25,000 per person displaced would be a good start to making restitution. Anyone forced to move should receive at least triple the market rate price of their home/farm/etc. before the accident.

Serious financial implications are the only thing that will cause behavior shift in large organizations.

[1] https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1624749208174567424

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Re:Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly t... by Jcowell on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @06:32AM (#34787970)

> Norfolk Southern, the railway company responsible for an apocalyptic plume of gas rose over East Palestine, Ohio, has offered a $25,000 donation to assist the area’s nearly 5,000 residents

I read this as $25,000 in total not per person.

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Re:Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly t... by mikewarot on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:27AM (#34788377)

Nobody would be that insulting, that would be a "Let them eat cake" moment

Yet that's what they did.

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