The recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan has now been resolved, after months of the taps spewing water containing a massive 13,200 parts per billion, as opposed to the EPA limit of lead in public water of just 15 parts per billion.
Once the extent of the problem became public knowledge, an EPA official resigned over the issue, and criminal charges were filed against three local water quality scientists and managers, but some individuals strongly believe that the whole thing was a conspiracy plot between local, state and federal government to deliberately poison the water supply of a predominantly black community, poisoning countless children.
While this may sound pretty far-fetched, conspiracy theorists are having a field time of it since the sudden unexplained death of a foreman at the plant at the same time that Flint Utilities Manager Michael Glasgow was facing criminal charges along with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Stephen Busch and Michael Prysby, in connection with the city’s water crisis.
McFarland was previously interviewed as part of its ongoing investigation into the city’s water crisis, and although there were no signs of foul play and the autopsy did not determine a cause of death, there are those who believe that McFarland was actually murdered because he was going to open up about the conspiracy.
What may give conspiracy theorists a sliver of credence is that fact that a mere few days later, Flint resident Sasha Bell, who spearheaded the initial lawsuit against the government on behalf of the thousands of children poisoned by the water in Flint, was found shot to death inside a home on Ridgecrest Drive, along with another woman. Sasha’s 1-year-old child who she averred suffered from the effects of lead poisoning was found alive in the same house.
So, was it a government conspiracy or merely a water company who neglected to ensure that it provided safe drinking water to a community due to negligence?
