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Teamster Jeff

(1,598 posts)
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 02:33 PM Feb 2013

Indiana close to criminalizing exposure of corporate crime

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Indiana lawmakers are moving legislation that would make it a crime to expose corporate crime.

Senate Bill 373, authored by Senator Travis Holdman (R-Markle), would make it illegal for workers, journalists or others to photograph or record video of unsafe, discriminatory or otherwise unethical work place practices.

Our Hoosier brothers and sisters point out that such a law would have prevented child labor laws and food safety regulations. Upton Sinclair's 1905 book "The Jungle" exposed disgusting conditions inside meatpacking plants and led to food inspection. Lewis Hine's photographs of small children in dangerous workplaces resulted in child labor laws and compulsory education.
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http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/

http://in.aflcio.org/statefed/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=3e50083e-2da8-4b3b-b920-eb42ab42f652

Another ALEC bill designed to protect meat packing plants and factory farms.

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Indiana close to criminalizing exposure of corporate crime (Original Post) Teamster Jeff Feb 2013 OP
Wow. They're not even trying to hide it now. Scootaloo Feb 2013 #1
I agree, they seem to no longer care about that n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #3
Scoundrel protection racket in full view. freshwest Feb 2013 #4
Somebody ought to read the first amendment to them before they vote CanonRay Feb 2013 #2
If this twit wants to criminalize reporting Tagish_Charlie Feb 2013 #5
Democracy? What Democracy! blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #6
 

Tagish_Charlie

(85 posts)
5. If this twit wants to criminalize reporting
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:35 PM
Feb 2013

Corporate crime, does that make him one who aids and abets criminal activity? I would say so

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