Originally Posted by astronaut x

Once, again, your understanding basically amounts to shit. Once this started to come out, all those "checks and balances" you are referring to were conducted under the authority of the state of Michigan. Which is why there is going to be an investigation, because there is already evidence showing those reports were tampered with. One example is that some of the water that was tested and included in those reports was from houses in Flint that were not even hooked up to the city water supply. Doctored reports are a felony. They thought that could get away with it, thinking nobody would bat an eye. Some heads are going to roll on this one.




Not a race thing? Well given the fact that the majority of citizens of Flint are either black or hispanic, doesn't cast a very good reflection on the mostly all-white politicians that make decisions for them.



Again, the local government authority over such matters were removed from local officials hands after Snyder was elected. Flint's current mayor, Karen Weaver, has asked that authority be returned to local officials, but since there is a strong possibility that some higher ups are likely to to be found guilty of negligence, look for that process to be stalled as long as possible.