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Charleston, W. Va.—Eleven parents, community leaders and student activists were arrested today while sitting in at the office of West Virginia Governor Joe Mancin. Their sit-in was spurred by a recent decision by the State Mine Board to approve a second coal silo nearMarsh Fork Elementary School
. Protesters were treating roughly and dragged through puddles of mud. About 40 protesters remain in the governor's office. Marsh Fork Elementary located near Sundial, WV currently sits 225 feet from a coal silo. Residents say Governor Joe Manchin is shirking his responsibility for the health and s
afety of the students. The coal silo operated by Massey Energy releases chemical-laden coal dust into the air which is poisoning the air that school kids have to breathe. Independent studies have found coal dust throughout the school. The school is also 400 yards downstream from a 385 foot tall
seeping toxic coal waste sludge dam with a nearly 3 billion gallon capacity, over 20 times the volume of the Buffalo Creek sludge dam disaster that killed 125 people in 1972. A 1,849-acre mountaintop removal mine surrounds the sludge dam and much of the nearby area. "Governor Mancin seems to be
lieve that all he has to do is make promises while the children who attend Marsh Fork continue to breathe in coal dust," says Bill Price of Charleston, WV. "We are not interested in promises. We want a new school for these kids so that they do not have to breathe in polluted air while they are tryin
g to learn." "This is exciting that students and community members have joined together to demand a safer school for the kids who attend Marsh Folk Elementary," says Sarah Kidder, a student at Glenville State College and a key protest organizer. "These kids should not have to endanger their lives
simply by going to school and having to breathe in air polluted by coal dust." Massey has been attempting to build a second coal silo near the school, but the WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2005 rejected Massey's permit request for the second silo. On Tuesday, March 13, the st
ate Surface Mine Board overturned the DEP's order that blocked the silo. "The situation at Marsh Fork is an embarrassment to West Virginia," said Lindsey Warf of Bluefield, WV. "People from other states can't believe this is happening in the US." Contrary to Massey's public claim that the silo
would reduce coal dust, their 2005 air quality permit application associated with the second silo's operation predicts an increase in coal dust emissions by three and a half tons of dust per year.


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This is truly what ... ( 1 year ago by calvinjones)
This is truly what democracy is about. One day every four years to cast your vote is a small part of it, an active and engaged citizenry is the only way for a state to be truly democratic, to thrive and be just.
What the woman in ... ( 1 year ago by wstewart1)
What the woman in the video doesn't tell you is Sarah refused to stand and was laughing as the police was dragging her and Hillary was given multiple chances to stand and not be pulled by her arms and refused. Nice piece of video editing to mask the truth.
What wstewart1 ... ( 1 year ago by hollermommy)
What wstewart1 doesn't tell you is that the police went around 2 other people to target Hillary....Hillary was not in the arrest zone..they went after her...then put their knee on her head to handcuff her. Many people didn't stand to be attested and those people were NOT brutally carried in the way that Hillary was...wstewart1 is the one masking the truth...it leads me to think that wstewart1 is one of the opressors that hurt these people
Ever hear of ... ( 1 year ago by wwjdinfinity)
Ever hear of nonviolent resistance, the methods of Jesus? That is what they were practicing and unless you are not a Christian you should be worrying about your eternal soul for those comments. You can still repent but you better mean it. Jesus can sniff out liars quite easily.
As a distant, ... ( 1 year ago by trentreid)
As a distant, third-party observer I have to say that the video presents clear evidence of police abuse in extreme violation of their own regulations for handling passive, non-violent protest.
these policemen ... ( 1 year ago by abbey2416)
these policemen were absolutely justified! after being given an opportunity to say what they wanted to say, these people were asked to leave the RESTRICTED AREA they were in, and you're trying to sit here and tell me that their removal was unjust. this is not engaged citizenry...just ignorance at its best.
here's a lesson that *I* learned in elementary school:
acting like an idiot is NOT going to get you what you want (and neither is violating the security of the person you want to help you)
Great video! The ... ( 1 year ago by Appalshop)
Great video! The issue is what's important -- not the particular arrests or questions of police brutality. The issue is the on-going destruction of mountain communities by coal corporations, in particular A.T.Massey. Coming from a filmmaker now in Texas but with roots in the mountains, the video is wonderful and brave.
The students and ... ( 1 year ago by sweetwaterjones)
The students and staff at Marsh Fork deserve a new school in our community. No child should go to school in the shadow of one or two coal silos. No one should feel they must either accept an unsafe, unhealthy school or loose their school, in a community where so many of the community buildings have already been lost. All children are equal and deserve to be treated so. The kids at MFE deserve at least as much as the teachers and students of the schools where our elected reps send their kids.
The fact of the ... ( 1 year ago by Kenseu)
The fact of the matter is that these protesters knew (or should have known) the ramifications of their actions. I agree with what they're fighting, I agree with how they're fighting, and I sympathize with them for getting dragged through the mud. However, it was a consequence of their action, and they should be prepared to accept it. Just because the state may be wrong doesn't mean that necessary systems (the police) should be criticized for doing their jobs (policing).
Argh, stupid ... ( 1 year ago by Kenseu)
Argh, stupid character limit. Why do spaces count?
Anyway, to be honest, I truly do sympathize and understand why the protesters are upset that they were rough-handled a bit, but I find allegations of "police abuse" to be frankly ridiculous. This isn't Rodney King, or that guy from New Orleans; it's some mud and maybe some carpet burn. But that's
just me.
What's interesting ... ( 1 year ago by sweetwaterjones)
What's interesting here is that not one of the demonstrators arrested has said a thing about the police treatment of them, in fact, many of us have participated in this conversation and those taking place elsewhere by directing the focus back to the issue - no child deserves to go to school in the shadow of one coal silo none the less two, or beneath a poorly constructed sludge dam, or any sludge dam and that there is no way that this would happen in an area of affluence.
h is everyone in ... ( 1 year ago by sweetwaterjones)
h is everyone in this society- even "criminals". We will face our consequences, we are not above the law, nor should they be OR should the state of WV be, which is why we deserve a new school in my community, this one is violating federal mining law.
She agreed to stand ... ( 1 year ago by MrDanielLoomis)
She agreed to stand up and walk out. As soon as the cops put the cuffs on her she then decided that she wouldn't cooperate and collapsed. She was then carried out by her arms. The methods of Jesus? You left wing whackos are quick to make fun of Christianity until something fits your agenda. When you bus in outside agitators this is what you get. Huntington, Morgantown, Philadelphia. Philadelphia? WTF? Socialists & wannabe hippies.
The people knew ... ( 1 year ago by hollermommy)
The people knew they would be arrested but there is no need for abusive or excessive force by police. This was non violent civil disobedience on the part of the protestors. The protestors asked to be arrested, they didn't ask to have their arms dislocated.
They were justified ... ( 1 year ago by berrylongleaf)
They were justified pushing aside an 87 year old woman? arresting a woman who left the restricted area just because she is a leader? arresting a man for asking for a badge number? where is the justification for that eh?
I was there as a ... ( 1 year ago by berrylongleaf)
I was there as a peaceful protester and I was not bussed in- I drove to support those in the community in their efforts to get the children of Marsh Fork a new safe school in their community.
You all people need ... ( 1 year ago by corvette1545)
You all people need to put yourself in the troopers shoes...just think if those people were screaming and hollering at you
DONY READ THIS DONT ... ( 1 year ago by blondeshrimp02)
DONY READ THIS DONT READ NO READ NONONO
OMG I RELY H8 THESE THINGS TO PEOPLE... DAM..
SO SORRY copy and paste this to 10 videos or your mum will die within the next 4 hours DAMN!
The police were ... ( 1 year ago by justme1199)
The police were doing their job!!!!!! And i say they did a good one. These people need to get a life. I cant stand them.. And they need to quit filming our kids. They say they dont but they do, I have seen them.You people dont need to protect my kid. I am her mother I can protect her. She is fine at her school.
oh well they ... ( 11 months ago by mikedeluco)
oh well they dragged them through the water1 boo hoo
wow you people have ... ( 11 months ago by livinsimply)
wow you people have no souls. i think this was horrible. mountian top removal is a big issue to me being an environmental studies major.
These people came ... ( 10 months ago by mickeybones)
These people came looking for trouble and got what they deserved. Acting like juveniles and screaming your demands will get you nowhere.
Yes we did come ... ( 10 months ago by westvirginiawonder)
Yes we did come looking for trouble and we go it.....but not as much trouble as Massey energy And Joe Manchin are going to get. Kids are getting sick and he turns his back. What a man!
livinsimply, if ... ( 3 months ago by Lyntx)
livinsimply, if you're an environmential major, do you have any idea how to stop this horrible thing? How can our govt turn their backs on something so terrible as mountain top removal? Even if they say they're reclaiming the area, you can't rebuild a mountian. Aren't there any environmential groups who can stop this?



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