CRMJ 201 Chapter 2: CRMJ 201 The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Prison Chapter 2 Notes.pdf
31 Jan 2014
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This chapter in the book talked about articles that where in the newspaper: company in mine deaths set to pay ab big fine , new york times, february 21, 1993. Ten mine workers died as a result of very high methane levels. The company have falsified reports of the methane levels and required the workers to work un- der unsupported roofs. The acting foreman at the mine was the only one charged by the federal government. Since he cooperated with the investigation he received the minimum sentence which was probation to six months in prison: mass murder on the 5:33 new york times, december 10, 1993 incident. Collin ferguson boarded a commuter train in garden city, long island, and methodically shot passengers with a 9 millimeter pistol, killing five and wounding 18. Consequences - collin ferguson was deemed a murderer.
