Flint Water Crisis: Too Little, Too Late

Flint employee Michael Glasgow and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Steven Busch and Michael Prysby were charged, The Detroit News reported.

Glasgow is accused of tampering with evidence when he allegedly changed testing results to show there was less lead in city water. Busch and Prysby were charged with misconduct in office and tampering with evidence.

These men should be prosecuted. Consider this: More than 8,000 children are believed to have consumed the tainted water.

A group of parents from Flint have filed a class action suit alleging that gross negligence by Snyder and others caused the city’s drinking water to become contaminated with lead. The lawsuit seeks damages for “tens of thousands” of Flint residents who suffered physical injuries.

In 2014, officials decided to use water from the Flint River, which caused lead to seep into the drinking water. By the time the city switched back to Lake Huron water, residents complained about a myriad of health problems, including, hair loss, skin lesions, depression, vision loss and memory loss.

Experts say children in Flint are especially susceptible to lead exposure, which can lead to behavioral problems that could last a lifetime.

Meanwhile, Mayor Weaver told reporters this week that Gov. Snyder should “come and stay” in Flint for 30 days if he “really wanted to know what it’s like to deal” with the lead-tainted water crisis.

No word from Snyder on Weaver’s suggestion. He’s probably too busy arranging his staged photo-ops.

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