On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:07 am, dxAce posted to
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uncle arnie wrote:

This is 20th anniversary of the 3500 deaths and 15000 injured when the
pesticide plant leaked in Bhopal India. RCI carried reports of this.
Protests today in Bhopal. The company exec's are still wanted in India
for
criminal charges. Very bad.

Who worked there? Indians or US citizens? Who screwed up?

The Indians were the workers. The company is American. The company screwed
up. The Indians are dead and injured.

If there were problems, where was the Government of India?

They are not to blame for the company's failures to follow safety and work
standards. This is like that railway release of anhydrous ammonia in North
Dakota (1 dead, several hundreds injured): there are lawsuits and
settlements, but criminal responsibility is another matter and difficult
when another nation is involved. Companies sometimes cut corners to make
more money. Very bad when it kills people.

dxAce
Michigan
USA