Huliq - The lawsuit is not about the money, according to the miners. Instead, it is about setting a precedent so that such an incident does not happen again. It is also, the miners said, not made against the president, Sebastian Pinera, whose team coordinated the rescue, miner Omar Reygadas said, speaking for the group. Instead, it was a lawsuit aimed at the state in general, for allowing the conditions that led to the disaster. The lawsuit accuses the government agency that oversees mining of failing to ensure safety. "This lawsuit is only to set a precedent so this won't happen again. It's so that conditions improve." The miners are seeking $541,000 each. Some miners, however said they were unaware of the exact amount until they read about it in the media.
These guys again? Seriously suing for 500K a man? First of all if you were going to sue you should have done it right away, literally no one cares about you guys anymore. And second of all, if you couldn’t profit enough off of publicity and tours and motivational speaking (granted you’d have to learn English, but still) after getting stuck in a mine shaft for months, well then frankly you don’t deserve to be awarded. Like hey, congrats on living and suriving that ordeal, now go back to the real world because you were to dumb to capitalize on it.
Sorry if that’s harsh but I just don’t see how this can be possible. Like all those appearances and publicity I saw, running marathons, appearing on every late show under the sun, imitating elvis, was that all just the other two guys? Are they the only 2 who realized what a cash cow they were sitting on. I’m betting they stay up late at night laughing at their fortune of getting stuck and nearly dying in a mine with 31 of the absolute dumbest people on earth. Instead of having to share all the riches that come with their fame they’re capitalizing alone and probably making out like bandits.
