http://ryandvorak.com/2005/12/09/environmental-crimes-task-force-%e2%80%93-second-meeting/ State Representative Ryan Dvorak - Indiana's 8th House District Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 http://ryandvorak.com/2005/12/09/environmental-crimes-task-force-%e2%80%93-second-meeting/#comment-324 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:00:11 +0000 http://ryandvorak.com/2005/12/09/environmental-crimes-task-force-%e2%80%93-second-meeting/#comment-324 [...] The Task Force’s second meeting last year was mainly occupied with a review of Indiana criminal law for members who were not familiar with it, and a comprehensive look at other states’ environmental crimes statutes. You can read more about that meeting here. [...] […] The Task Force’s second meeting last year was mainly occupied with a review of Indiana criminal law for members who were not familiar with it, and a comprehensive look at other states’ environmental crimes statutes. You can read more about that meeting here. […]

]]> http://ryandvorak.com/2005/12/09/environmental-crimes-task-force-%e2%80%93-second-meeting/#comment-44 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:56:02 +0000 http://ryandvorak.com/2005/12/09/environmental-crimes-task-force-%e2%80%93-second-meeting/#comment-44 [...] Bigeastern has posted some feedback on my previous post on the Environmental Crimes Task Force. My opinion: remediation is no more a cure for a criminal environmental offense than it is for a bank robber, and often less so. If a bank robber pays the money back (after getting caught, of course) everybody is pretty much squared up. When an industry releases carcinogenic chemicals, how do you ‘remediate’ the people who’ve been exposed? Environmental crimes are intended to act as deterrents, especially for wrongful acts that might be highly profitable and difficult to detect. I would suggest that environmental crimes are no different than any other. The mere fact the person responsible — the criminal — may have a nice home, wear a fashionable suit, and play golf at the right country club doesn’t change a thing any more than it does for any other ‘white-collar’ crime. [...] […] Bigeastern has posted some feedback on my previous post on the Environmental Crimes Task Force. My opinion: remediation is no more a cure for a criminal environmental offense than it is for a bank robber, and often less so. If a bank robber pays the money back (after getting caught, of course) everybody is pretty much squared up. When an industry releases carcinogenic chemicals, how do you ‘remediate’ the people who’ve been exposed? Environmental crimes are intended to act as deterrents, especially for wrongful acts that might be highly profitable and difficult to detect. I would suggest that environmental crimes are no different than any other. The mere fact the person responsible — the criminal — may have a nice home, wear a fashionable suit, and play golf at the right country club doesn’t change a thing any more than it does for any other ‘white-collar’ crime. […]

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