tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post91439957429084159..comments2024-03-11T09:29:31.793-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Blankenship Goes to JailDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-16327526312867522342016-04-16T18:39:44.266-07:002016-04-16T18:39:44.266-07:00"Even aside from the horrendous human costs, ..."Even aside from the horrendous human costs, accidents cost more than safety precautions do."<br /><br />Of course they do, David in Cal. Benjamin Franklin's dictum "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is still in effect. But you wouldn't know it from the performance of BP in the Gulf of Mexico or that gas company in southern California.Chris_Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664395947020918727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-69334205508494173732016-04-08T11:00:31.903-07:002016-04-08T11:00:31.903-07:00The judge and the Times blame Blankenship's un...The judge and the Times blame Blankenship's unconscionable acts on "putting profitability of the company ahead of the safety of your employees.” Having had responsibility for promoting industrial safety, I have a slightly different take. Blankenship's mismanagement came from having a wrong idea of how to promote profitability. Safety increases profit. Even aside from the horrendous human costs, accidents cost more than safety precautions do. <br /><br />CheersDavid in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222355423128534221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-48298260541087802062016-04-07T21:43:57.663-07:002016-04-07T21:43:57.663-07:00His sentence amounts to $8620.69 and 12 days, 14 h...His sentence amounts to $8620.69 and 12 days, 14 hours, 4 minutes, and 9 secs per death.<br /><br />Unlike a poor New Orleans man, who could spend the rest of his life in jail after allegedly shoving <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/04/03/3765978/man-faces-life-in-prison-for-stealing-31-worth-of-candy/" rel="nofollow">“$31 worth of candy bars into his pockets at a Dollar General store.”</a>OnymousGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132474758071908026noreply@blogger.com