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Old June 10th, 2007, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mummummum View Post
That's certainly a far harsher sentence than he would have received in North America.
No kidding a good example is the Walkerton E-coli case that killed 7 people and made 100's ill

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On March 25, 2003 Stan Koebel and his brother Frank were charged with public nuisance, uttering and forgery and breach of public duty. Frank Koebel was the foreman of the town Public Utilities Commission. On November 30, 2004, the pleaded guilty. Three weeks later, Stan Koebel was sentenced to a year in jail. Frank Koebel was sentenced to nine months house arrest.
they should have been charged with at least manslaughter for the 7 deaths their failure to do their jobs caused
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