It seems to me this law is a way to demonize and penalize the very people who are trying so hard to do the work. It is very punitive to me. Instead, why can't we think about how we can help teachers go into a school and turn it around?

They are doing it incrementally, which is the smarter way to do it. In the 1990s we saw people trying to leap straight to orbit. But by doing it incrementally the venture capitalists can see you in action, and you can develop a track record and reputation—that's better than sliding a piece of paper in front of them and asking for $100 million.

They're the law and if they're running around, you'd think they'd be telling people. I had no clue what was out there. There's so much rumor in this town.

The people who were inspecting the mine will not be the people conducting the investigation.

Law-abiding people who are trying to draw attention to an environmental harm might be worried that they might step over the wrong line and just decide it's not worth it to protest.

The law is not for those who do the right thing, but there are people who are not responsible parents.