Tom H Wrote:
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> I have to disagree with ole BOB2. While Bostain
> may be not be guilty of a crime, he just as well
> may be. A court is the proper place to decide and
> the charges sought by the family were allowed by
> law. In looking at the charging paperwork from
> the Attorney General it seems one charge is a
> felony. He went above what was asked by the
> family.
>
> The 8 dead, 200 injured and their loved ones
> deserve their day in court. Here is your money,
> it was just an accident isn't good enough for
> them. The NTSB investigation didn't really answer
> any questions about why the train was going twice
> the speed limit. A trial might get some answers
> the NTSB couldn't come up with. Of course,
> Bostain can refuse to testify if he chooses.
>
> I don't think Bostain has done himself any favor
> by hiding out since the wreck. They are still
> using an old photo of him as a conductor. It is
> easy to hate someone that you have never seen or
> heard speak and caused so much suffering. Seems
> kind of cruel to refer to the victims as a
> ignorant mob. Did he ever say he was sorry?

out of the reportedly $275 million
paid out and offered by amtrak, there are "blands" and their greedy
lawyers looking to have a feast at
the public trough