Death sentences in China tainted milk case – CNN.com — We should take a lead from China as we sort out the tainted peanut butter, the financial crises, and Bernie Madoff. No?
A Chinese court sentenced Tian Wenhua, former board chairwoman and general manager of the Chinese dairy company Sanlu Group, to life in prison for her role in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others. Police surround a court building in northern China in late December during the trial.
Three people were sentenced to death and two others to life in prison for their roles, while three others received prison terms of five to 15 years each. Many of those sentenced were middlemen who sold melamine to milking stations that added the chemical to the milk.
#18, NotSmart
And crap is about all that’s actually manufactured in the USA anymore.
Maybe in your shithouse, but where I live there are (or were) many places building good, quality items for sale here. Too many of them have been moved to cheaper places where they don’t need to pay a decent wage, or they can pollute the world, or kill their workers with no safety measures.
Are you a former Bush Administration employee looking for a job?
# 21 Mr. Fusion said, “Too many of them have been moved to cheaper places where they don’t need to pay a decent wage, or they can pollute the world, or kill their workers with no safety measures.”
Add in that we have one of the highest corp tax rates in the world. We need an equalizer…
I hardly think that the Chinese have a justice system that you’d want to emmulate, find out what happend to Falun Gong, or remember Tian’anmen. They’re really into making examples of criminals, religous sects, dissidents, and students. Oh and that little organ transplant business their prison system has… Ok maybe these guys deserved it, I still wouldn’t want to live under their legal system.
#23–amodedoma==does that mean that you don’t think that people who intentionally poison 1000′s of babies for personal profit should face capital punishment?
A guy that shoots a person in the face for his wallet is more deserving of sympathy.
This is a good policy..
We should execute all the FDA/USDA officials found to be on the take from on the take for the current GMO/Pharm/Chemical Patent Troll fiasco.
sadly, it is most likely too late.
the FDA has never required *any* safety tests on genetically modified foods. on top of this, the bio-tech companies have never done *ANY* human trial testing.
it might be because animals fed GM crops developed potentially precancerous cell growth, smaller brains, livers and testicles, damaged immune systems, bigger livers, partial atrophy of the liver, lesions in the livers, stomachs, and kidneys, inflammation of the kidneys, problems with their blood cells, higher blood sugar levels, and unexplained increases in the death rate.
also, the bio-techs have no way of
containing (nor ever panned to) any of the gmo modified foodstuffs once its released into the wild…they’ve also developed *spermicidal* corn.. and what prey tell.. is this for?
google” “gmo spermicidal corn”, “Codex Alimentarius”, “doomsday seed vault”, “terminator seeds” and “gmo crop failures”
for small sampling of whats has already happened and what’s in store in the near future.
-this also explains in part supposed worldwide food shortages (and crop failures) that are on the horizons.. google “90 texas cotton farmers suing major biotechnology firms for crop failures” or “mexico gmo corn/maize crop failure” for another angle..
-all this to sell RoundUp ready herebicide and seed.. -they promised gmo crops would solve the world food crisis. -only to create the exact opposite..
#2
i bet they killed off your pigs to to try and sell the new tansgenic EnviroPig to your farmers.. iirc, they initially would not tell the farmers *which* farms got the tainted feed..
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take note EnviroPig:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=105449
http://thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/470794
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some great Ireland gmo info reports here:
http://gmfreeireland.org/
http://gmfreeireland.org/press/index.php
GOOGLE: canada to kill hogs for more info
i’m not a druid or vegan shlep, but unleashing untested GMO seed and and animals on the world
is on the most irresponsible act the bio-tech industry has done to date..let alone the allergy issues that have arisen from it in the UK alone..
topping it off, obama was conned into appointing one of the biggest pro-gmo/clone agrobiz con artists going.
if you all you pro-obama stooges have any respect for the future of the planet food-wise, you’ll utilize the mass grassroots
brainwashing used to get your votes and use your choir of voices to *at least* get GMO labeling enacted, if not stop this outright.
it was your (EPA) group that help push this agenda forward via the concerns over pesticide use that got this ball rolling. -the least you can do is expose the BigPharma ex-execs, lawyers and lobbyist sitting on the EPA and FDA
exposed for the grave conflicts of interest that currently are in play..(his current lobby Exec Order does nothing to stop this)
(and yes i know Bush polices helped play a big roll in this..he like obama are pro NWO. -but this all started in 1995-6)
note: this is not alarmist crap.. i can back it up with tons of data/links.
its one of the few things i actually give a
damn about. do your own research, this is more important than world peace.
what good is peace if you have nothing safe to eat..anywhere.
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#24 bobbo
See we do agree! Sometimes. I got three kids and my gut instinct is that hangin’s too good for ‘em.
Still I really doubt that those prosecuted were anywhere near the most responsible, or those who benefitted the most.
#26–amodedoma==who benefits more?
I agree the chemist who actually put the poison in the mix is more “directly” responsible–but I see no motivation for him to do it without the CEO/Chairmans influence?
Besides, such a consideration is irrelevant==anyone responsible should take the fall regardless of who else doesn’t.
#27 bobbo
With the additive melanine, milk can be diluted with water but continue to register high protein levels. With increased volume, more milk can be sold and the companies make more money.
So the motives are purely economic and you agree that without the boss’s influence no one would do it. Seems to me the fat cats should get it too and the fact that they won’t means they can find other ‘creative’ ways to make money, and that would be very relevant should some other toxic crap start showing up in their exports.
C.R.E.A.M. – Wutang clan.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
#25
Whoa dude, it’s bad, but it’s not too late. Be careful where you get your seeds and fertilizer, you can still eat clean, just grow your own. Personally I prefer local farmers markets where I get to know the farmers family. Or, if your lucky enough to live near the amish go to one of their markets – it don’t get any cleaner than that. Sure it’s complicated and takes more time but if your health is worth it…
22,
“Add in that we have one of the highest corp tax rates in the world. We need an equalizer…”
Not this bullshit again! You want to know one of the problems? Expectations of super profits. Not profits… IMMENSE MASSIVE PROFITS that go to shareholders, not the company.
Unfortunately, that’s the way it is. And, to get those SUPER MASSIVE PROFITS you go offshore. And your governments gives you tax incentives to do just that.
# 31 Named said, “Unfortunately, that’s the way it is. And, to get those SUPER MASSIVE PROFITS you go offshore.”
Yep, it is either profitable to run a company or the companies leave and then no jobs. Nothing a gov can do to stop it, they can only create a better environment for job creating companies…
32,
Not profits… SUPER MASSIVE PROFITS! There is a difference.
Well, one thing that nations do to create better environments is to have certain aspects nationalized. The US nationalized the wrong things in the past year…
I thought the death penalty was inhumane?
#21 Mr. Fission: Like what, for instance? Toyota cars? Pet Rocks? What the fuck besides instruments of mass destruction are made here in the US anymore? And many of the more sophisticated electronic components used in weapons systems are starting to come from overseas as well. And smart bombs aren’t regular consumer items. Yet. And the big three US auto
companies aren’t exactly wowing customers with their great products lately. Bought a TV or computer or anything high tech lately? None of it was made here. And it’s all disposable crap.
Even a fair number of those big, expensive flat screen TV’s are no repair when they break items. No service literature, no parts availability. Crap.
What I indicated is we DON’T make stuff here anymore. Well, Britney Spears and Fiffy-cent type poo. Read the cans at the grocery store, an awful lot of them no longer reveal the actual country of origin of the contents. You should be able to guess why.
And I think the Bush administration should be tried for treason. So there.
# 33 Named said, “Well, one thing that nations do to create better environments is to have certain aspects nationalized.”
Like?
36,
Simple ones. Ones that shouldn’t make profit, but should allow the populace to spend their money on things companies like to make.
Energy – high risk. For profit companies don’t like to start these. Government CAN. Cheap, regulated energy protects against companies that sell weather i.e. Enron
Health Care – high risk. For profit companies cannot provide health care at profit. It’s against the grain
Transportation – high risk. Why build a high speed rail service to unpopulated areas? Well, when you DO build a high-speed rail service to unpopulated area, they all of a sudden become populated.
Business does not like risk. Government can handle risk since they have a tax base to use it against. Take a loss of those services. They are essential for the populace, and eliminating their costs allows the populace to spend on things companies like to make… doodads, knick-knacks, widgets and other low-risk high reward stuff.
# 37 Named said, “Energy – high risk. For profit companies don’t like to start these. Government CAN.”
Actually, companies love this area. The only reason we’re still using fossil fuel in the US to make electricity is because of gov’t road blocks.
Pretty funny, isn’t it?
38,
Companies love it when they’re underwritten by the government. Why would a company build a power plant from scatch? They would have to forecast for 20 years to make a profit at a minimum. If you’re talking about oil, well, then its a geopolitical game. Most of the major players are or were government entities that became “private” after the hard work was done.
# 34 Lyin’ Mike
I thought the death penalty was inhumane?
Since when?