Re: Radiation litigation and Judges Opinions

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Ron,

You make some good points. In no way was I criticizing the article 
by John McDonald. I believe that it covered the topic very well,,, 
bringing to light both sides of the argument. I guess the part that 
bothers me the most are just the words of the judge .. which I 
highlight below. Based on my knowledge of the case, to say there 
was a DELIBERATE use of under-responding monitoring devices 
was not substantiated, except in the mind of this judge. I also take 
exception to the statement that this death should be classified as 
a homicide, and not simply a civil case. I guess my last question 
has to do with statistics. Where are all of the other deaths at not 
only San Onofre, but all of the other facilities, where we should see 
large numbers of not only deaths, but other serious illnesses, due 
to the criminal activities of the utility owners? What about the 
others in this specific case, all of the workers who were 
supposedly under-monitored to lethal amounts of contamination. 
There is no evidence to support such outlandish statements from 
this judge. In my opinion.

> >     "In fact, the deliberate use by Southern
> >      California Edison of monitoring devices which
> >      under-recorded the true amount of radiation and 
> >      the deaths of employees caused by radiation rise 
> >      not only to a valid civil suit for damages but
> >      also to a possible criminal prosecution for
> >      homicide,"


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