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The social crisis behind the rise in Chicago street violence - World Socialist Web Site

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The social crisis behind the rise in Chicago street violence
By Chris Davion and Jeff Lusanne
16 September 2014

The summer months in Chicago saw dramatic spikes in street violence, which claimed the lives of many young people. Over the July 4th holiday weekend alone 16 people were killed and another 82 wounded in shootings. All but two of the dead and wounded were between the ages of 14 and 35, with the violence centered in the city’s poorest neighborhoods on the south and west sides.

#chicago #états-unis #violence #pauvreté

New York : Basic safety system absent in Metro North crash - World Socialist Web Site

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New York: Basic safety system absent in Metro North crash
By Jeff Lusanne
6 December 2013

A key safety feature was absent from the cab of a Metro North crash that occurred last Sunday, when an inbound commuter train to New York City failed to slow for a low-speed curve and derailed, killing four.

The experienced engineer of the train, William Rockefeller, initially stated that brakes were not functioning, but has since stated that he “zoned out” while operating the train, only realizing that the train was over speed for a 30 mph curve seconds before it reached the curve. The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) is investigating the matter, and released a preliminary comment that the train’s brakes were applied only seconds before it left the rails.

#états-unis #transports #sécurité #transports_ferroviaires

Railway CEO attempts to shift blame onto local firefighters - World Socialist Web Site

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Psychopathie : incapable de reconnaître ses torts, incapable d’empathie pour les victimes

Railway CEO attempts to shift blame onto local firefighters
By Jeff Lusanne

10 July 2013

Quebec Provincial Police announced yesterday afternoon that the remains of fifteen people have now been recovered from the multi-block “red-zone” in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that was destroyed by last Saturday’s train derailment, explosion, and fire. The true death toll, however, is almost certainly four dozen or more, since 35 people remain missing.

The victims that have been found are so severely burned officials are asking family members for DNA evidence to help establish their identities. Finding and identifying the remains of the dead is expected to be a painstaking, months-long process. Such was the intensity of the inferno triggered by the derailment, authorities warn they may never find identifiable remains of some of the missing.

#transports #canada #accident_train_pétrole