Current Events > PG&E Literally charged with Homicide for 2018 Camp Fire

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/pge-pleads-guilty-camp-fire-california/index.html

California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company pleaded guilty Tuesday to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the Camp Fire,the deadliest blaze in the state's history.

Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey said the "historic moment" should be a signal that corporations will be held responsible for "recklessly endangering" lives.
The 84 people "did not need to die," Ramsey said. He said the deaths were "of the most unimaginable horror, being burned to death."
Before sentencing, survivors will testify Wednesday about the losses of their loved ones.

No individuals will be sent to prison, Ramsey said.

"This is the first time that PG&E or any major utility has been charged with homicide as the result of a reckless fire. It killed a town," Ramsey said, referring to Paradise, which was annihilated by the blaze.

According to court documents filed in March,the company will be fined "no more than $3,486,950," and it must reimburse the Butte County District Attorney's Office $500,000 for the costs of its investigation into the blaze.

Among other provisions, PG&E must establish a trust, compensating victims of the 2018 Camp Fire and other wildfires to the tune of $13.5 billion, according to the plea agreement included in a regulatory filing.

Bullshit nobody's going to prison

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Fair. Glad to see justice.

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they will pay a huge fine and pay off people and nothing else will happen

Blue_Inigo posted...

Bullshit nobody's going to prison

Explain how they'd find out the exact person to send to prison over this?

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