On 05/24/2010 09:09 PM, Ross Sauer -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RS> I don't claim to be an oilman, but I do know British Petroleum, if they
 RS> were a "person" like the Supreme Court said, would be in
jail right now for
 RS> murder.

You aren't a legal expert, either.

 RS> There was the Texas City refinery explosion, BP cut corners until it blew
 RS> up. 15 were killed.

Right, BP meant to kill those victims. It wasn't an industrial accident.
No, it's always the evil "big oil" out for profits and killing
the poor workers.

 RS> http://tinyurl.com/2wuslda

 RS> And now BP, TransOcean and Halliburton are all to blame for 11 more who
 RS> died when corners were cut on the blowout preventer.

No corners were cut on the blowout preventer. The preventer failed. It was
an industrial accident.

 RS> http://tinyurl.com/23npr8o

 RS> Not to mention all the oil washing up on islands and marshes on Louisiana's
 RS> coast.

Then put them out of business if you think they are so evil. Who will
deliver the oil then?

Ed

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