Go after the Bus Transportation companies for dumping people in freezing temps.

[mackdaddy]

The Bus Transportation companies that are transporting and the just dumping their passengers without any sort of pre-arranged shelter have put their lives in danger.

Every one of these bus drivers that agree to do this should be at a minimum investigated if no straight up arrested for endangering their passengers and possible human trafficking. They all have to have federal and state licenses which could be suspended or revoked.

The Transportation company that owns the buses likewise have to have Federal and State licenses to operate. Again just suspend, investigate and prosecute them for any of these infractions. Impound the buses or just red flag them out of operation until the investigation is complete as evidence.

Also contact the insurance companies of these transportation corps involved in this and make sure they know the they may be having more liability than taking a club on a vacation trip.

I think that any individual or especially the legal support groups could file reports of possible violations with these federal and state agencies.

Governors and state workers may have "qualified immunity" for pulling this crap. But, not the private companies that have agreed to be involved in illegal activity. If the bus companies know they may be put out of business, then it may put a stop to this dangerous showboating.

[we can do it]

1. Did you get a look at what company it was from videos?

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Also posted elsewhere:

[snowybirdie]

2. Leave the poor drivers

alone. They are just pawns. Hard workers forced to work in the snow and cold on Christmas Eve.Now the transportation companies have something to loss.

[Hangingon]

6. I completely agree

[soldierant]

13. It seems odd to me to assume that the

pathological liars behind this stunt told anything vaguely resembling the truth to the drivers or to the companies.

When they arrived, they might conceivably smelled a rat - or not - I wasn't there. But it's going to be hard to prove they accepted the gig with malice.

[2naSalit]

3. They need to lose all interstate licenses...

And be put out of business. Some of the employees, including drivers, need to be arrested for kidnapping and other interstate fraud and transportation law violations like human trafficking.

[Zeitghost]

12. Can you explain

Specifically how they have committed human trafficking? Or Kidnapping?

[republianmushroom]

4. like it

[Hortensis]

5. Bus companies may seem like low-hanging fruit and agreeably suable,

but I'm guessing there are many legal protections in place to allow them to perform their necessary function.

We need to go after the big actors who plotted and carried out the fraud and human trafficking.

But, the electorate is always the "biggest actor" of all. With over 250M eligible voters in our democracy, those who prevail are hugely responsible for everything their votes enable. I think we should hang responsibility around the necks of everyone whose behavior put today's Republicans in power -- make everyone who didn't oppose depravity displayed to their electoral faces face up to the reality that THEY are culpable. Hypocrisy, dumbfucked delusions, trusting foolish leaders, the facile excuses of indifference no defense at all.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Buses owned by churches, or owner of company is Talichrist sympathizer?

[MichMan]

18. Could be; it's registered as a Hispanic Minority owned business.

[orthoclad]

11. Kidnapping?

In this thread, someone said that Abbott had hired security to prevent people from leaving the buses. That seems to break all sorts of laws.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217498426#post26

The transport corporations which accept those charters, bus, plane, or train, should be held liable for laws broken. Articles of incorporation are not get out of jail free cards.

[dutch777]

8. I wish Kamala could have just invited them in and fed them and talked to them. I know....

...not practical, the Secret Service will lose their minds about the security issues and on and on. But would be a great humanitarian gesture and the PR would be off the charts. Yes Greg, we Dems are closer to Jesus than you.

[AllaN01Bear]

10. abbott and all the rest at the top.

[brooklynite]

14. No, No, No

The bus company did nothing wrong. Nobody forced the migrants on the bus. Nobody lock the door of the bus until it arrived in Washington. The bus company and the driver (both of whom have been attack in recent days) have no liability.

Should we require all bus customers in future to assert that they’re traveling of their own free will?

[kacekwl]

15. Bus drivers job pick up

passengers one place drop off at destination they're told to. Sure let's punish the drivers and let the asshole politicians who are responsible go home to their nice warm bed every nite. Justice as usual in America. Good grief.

[roamer65]

16. Bingo.

[mackdaddy]

17. Do you really believe that the bus drivers had no idea what they were part of?

And that dumping people off in a snow covered street with not place to go and no coats, is OK.

Sounds a lot like the old "I was just following orders" defense.

If these transportation companies and drivers know that there might be consequences for them personally, it may be harder to find people to execute these stunts.