Massey Coal's Don Blankenship Shows his Hand

What happens when money and power influences everyone, including judges.

Sources in West Virginia say; "Don Blankenship is not going anywhere, he has made so much money for the stockholders and industry, they will never get rid of him." When asked about the safety issues and long list of violations, there was no discernible empathy for either: "People choose to work there, the families are being paid a lot of money for what happened" was all that was offered in response.

This was from a media source who could be described as simply a realist, but the apparent lack of concern was surprising and palpable.