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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Okay, so here's this: I tried to talk about a Flint water issue with my ultra lib uncle Sunday. It did not go well.

My point was this- fry anyone who ignored or hid a problem- fine. If the legion's deaths can be tied to the water switch, and the decisions otherwise meet the requirements of a crime- pros-EY-cute!!!

But for decades people drank water from those lead pipes, not just in Flint but everywhere and not everyone is brain damaged- (adder is the exception that proves the rule and sidd's anger could be from some other cause).

I explained to my unk that it bothered me that the hype keeps saying kids have been brain damaged when that is not true. Of course there are lead levels that have been set that were ignored. I'm not trying to excuse that, but to say the children are now brain damaged seems too sad.

Roger and Me came out a long while ago. It accurately shows how fucked up it is to be born in Flint- decades ago. Those kids have challenges that will prove too much for most. Why write stories saying they have been brain damaged when that is simple hype.

Again, the standards for lead were set- any one that tried to hide the levels were not met" Fry them, but don't further discourage kids that have this impossible road anyway.

Any hints on how I can make this point w/o getting attacked for defending the cover up?

I thought that the problem was not just with the pipes, but also with water that caused lead from the pipes to leach into the water. I.e., water flowing through those pipes from another source would not have the same toxicity.