Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 It was encouraging to read in today's New York papers that former EPA Commissioner Christie Todd Whitman has been held accountable by a federal judge for her offical comments immediately after the collapse of the WTC on 9/11. Apparently, Ms. Whitman made numerous offical comments proclaiming the " air and enviroment " surrounding the still smoldering ruins of the WTC " safe " for those working on recovery as well as for those seeking to rehabilitate the area. The federal judge refused to remove Ms. Whittman from a class action suit brought by families who were damaged when they followed Whitman's public assurances concerning " environmental safety " . The judge said: A public official cannot be held liable for putting the public in harm's way unless the conduct was so eggregious as " to shock the contemporary conscience " . Given her responsibilities to protect the health and environment for Americans, her reassurance after 9/11 was " without question, conscious shocking " . I sure hope those officals of the CDC and FDA are aware of this federal judge's ruling because the day is fast approaching when they are going to be held accountable for " conduct so eggregious as to shock the contemporary conscience " . Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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