Marsh Fork Protest leads to Capitol Arrests

livinsimply Says:

Sep 19, 2007 - wow you have no soul. im a vegetarian and im very curvy and fit. the reason those "hippies" were on the floor was to protest the horrible existence of mountian top removal.

coverchenko Says:

Dec 8, 2007 - i agree 100 percent with trooper0096. These idiots were disturbing the peace and screaming like the immature children they are. the police gave several warnings and were very respectful until they had to act because it is their duty to serve and protect. Those hippies like to pretend their hurt on camera so they can look better in court.

1989firebirdduals Says:

Dec 13, 2007 - yeah, this is real bad. i actually used to go to that school.sludge is NOT the only problem now. they just finished putting a coal silo right behind the school. if something were to happen, and it would fall, may God have mercy on whoever lies in its path. other concerns are rising, such as coal dust going on and into the school. If you were to go to that school right now, you could take your finger and rub any window sill you wanted and it would be solid black... coal dust.

HareKrishnaAlex Says:

Jan 26, 2008 - police say get back we say fight back

sportsmom02 Says:

Feb 9, 2008 - "River Rat" just don't understand that there is law in WV and if you break the law you will pay. They done wrong and what do they expect. That coal mines supports 99% of the families that live in that area. And why they are protesting i have no idea because when they building the new elementary school in the adjacent town about 45 mins away their kids will be bussed there and then are they going to protest the dangerous road their children will have to ride on.

eng1225 Says:

Feb 11, 2008 - As an employee of that mine I can say that school is safe. Even the teachers that work there say that. These uneducated freaks are using kids to protest against surface mining. Larry Gibson get a job.

MyturBinisdrty Says:

Feb 20, 2008 - yes thats allways smart there the one who come to our house when our houses have been robbed. yes figh the police its not like they protect us or any thing

MyturBinisdrty Says:

Feb 20, 2008 - u disgrace WV

MyturBinisdrty Says:

Feb 20, 2008 - i no i hate it when people come from other states and start crap,

redlight105526 Says:

Apr 7, 2008 - thiis is rediculous when the poloice tell you to do something have respect for them they are not the determining factor of whether it happens or not the have a job to do if you cause a problem which you did you will be delt with none of this would have happened if you would have complied

tektonivideo Says:

Apr 8, 2008 - The companies, like Massey, who rape the mountains of WV and other states pit the coalminers and their families against the protesters, who have no other way to express their sorrow at the devastation the companies cause. Do miners really believe that these companies care about them? Or the children of Marsh Fork Elementary? "It's safe" How do you know? God controls things-you can't predict the future. Buffalo Creek residents believed what they were told, too. Like good little sheep.

MountainMemoirs Says:

Apr 8, 2008 - None of this would have happened if they would have helped build a new school in the number of years that led up to this event.None of this would have happened if the school wasn't sitting at the foot of 2.8 billion gallons of toxic sludge. None of this would have happened if we had a government that wasn't indebted to the coal industry. None of this would have happened if people like you would quit turning a blind eye to the obvious endangerment of hundreds of children.

MountainMemoirs Says:

Apr 8, 2008 - None of this would have happened if people didn't care more about their paychecks than poisoning their neighbor. None of this would have happened if the DEP were allowed to enforce state law without worrying about THEIR JOBS because of corporate political corruption. None of this would have happened if West Virginia would have never whored itself out to the coal industry. This wouldnt have happened if Don Blankenship wouldn't have done everything in his power to strip the union of its power.

MountainMemoirs Says:

Apr 10, 2008 - Yep, dangerous roads, long bus rides, mining operation and silo beside a school. You are right. I say protest all of those injustices. Kids should not be bused almost 2 hours a day to get to school and back. There are already kids from southern WV that ride the buses for 3 hours or more a day. Anyone who thinks that is ok obviously doesn't have a child in that situation. If they did they might feel a little differently about it.

madcowgirl4h Says:

Apr 13, 2008 - I've seen this school and the dam just above it. If the dam fails, and it is already beginning to fall apart, all of the children in that school will die. There are already 40 absent every day on average... and that's out of less than 250 students total. Most of them are also using some form of breathing apparatus as a direct result of their exposure to coal dust. There is no reason this should still be allowed.

MountainMemoirs Says:

Apr 25, 2008 - Who in do you think owns that office. It is NOT the elected officials. It is the citizens of this state. ME and the people who vote and pay taxes in the state of WV. That is our office!!! To not come out an acknowledge these people and try to do all that is within his power to help as an elected official is truly an act of shame and cowardice. Joe Manchin is a coward and a coal whore. A pawn in the coal baron's pocket. Sucker of Satan's d*ck! A friggin' snake in the grass. All hail Don's b*tch!

Anokpoet Says:

Jul 2, 2008 - No actually it is ridiculous when mountains are being destroyed and peoples lives are being ruined especially those of children at a school. No child should have to be in a school with inches of coal soot on the walls and bags covering water faucets because the water is too toxic to drink. Coal company bosses should be arrested and locked up, most especially Don Blankenship of Massey Energy, for violating health and safety laws and clean water permits thousands of times

Anokpoet Says:

Jul 2, 2008 - So kids getting sick all the time is safe? Not being able to drink the water at the school is safe? Having toxic coal sludge and a coal silo right next to the school is safe? Let me guess coal dust all over the walls must be real safe for little kids? You have no idea what you are talking about and I doubt you are a miner (probably some higher up that rarely visits the mine and probably never has to deal with coal soot and black lung)

Anokpoet Says:

Jul 2, 2008 - Not only that but most miners aren't unionized or can't unionize because they are trying to prevent another Blair Mountain. They want to use up and mistreat the miners till they die and make sure they don't organize and get a better life for themselves and they also are bringing in miners from other countries to work there rather than local folks. The Gov. of WV and the heads of the coal companies all share a bed too make sure that the land and the people are exploited for as long as possible!

dwt66 Says:

Aug 10, 2008 - I work for a coal co. and I see both sides but we need our jobs,we have wifes,kids and bills to so what do we do when we have no choice.

dwt66 Says:

Aug 10, 2008 - Yes I work at a prep plant they dont want us to have a life just keep working.The money is good but I dont have a life and Im sick of the treatment we get from the higher ups.

Anokpoet Says:

Aug 10, 2008 - Then form a union or join a union, though not a corporate union. Start fighting back...just look back at history to Blair Mountain and Harlan County. The whole idea is too fight back, we are all getting screwed and if we all unite we can win. We can stop MTR and stop bad labor practices and build back up a strong union movement in america and maybe build up for nationwide solidarity strikes and build a better life for all workers and peoples living here!

anoenome Says:

Aug 23, 2008 - could you live off of your land?

mtneermike24 Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - I don't think I've laughed that hard in years. What a great video. I can't decide which is funnier, the fat cop tripping over people and losing his hat or the dumb ass redneck off camera yelling about dragging people out "by the hair of the head." I can just picture him on the capital lawn, drunk, with his favorite NASCAR driver shirt on. Can't we educate better in this state? These people in Wyoming Co are just pitiful. What's worse is, they're actually proud of the way they are.

bennyspider1 Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - Don Blankenship is a mountain raping coal licker And he will burn in hell