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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"BP executives sought to blame "blue collar rig workers": U.S."by David Ingram at Reuters
BP executives sought to blame "blue collar rig workers": U.S.by David Ingram at Reuters
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/06/us-bp-oilspill-blue-collar-idINBRE8851DF20120906
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BP executives wanted to concentrate blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster on "blue collar rig workers" in order to save themselves, U.S. government lawyers wrote in a court document that until Thursday was partially redacted.
According to the newly public and complete version of the court document, Justice Department lawyers are taking an even harsher tone against BP Plc for the 2010 oil spill than previously thought, invoking the language of class conflict.
The August 31 document from the Justice Department was already notable for its strong wording about what the government considers gross negligence on the part of the London-based oil giant and its management.
BP denies it was grossly negligent in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which was the largest in U.S. history, and the resolution of that point will help determine how much the company will owe the government in pollution damages.
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"BP executives sought to blame "blue collar rig workers": U.S."by David Ingram at Reuters (Original Post)
applegrove
Sep 2012
OP
I will not be satisfied until Tony Hayward and others are in jail for murder
Angry Dragon
Sep 2012
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Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)1. Or, as oilfield workers say about BP, It's their SOP.
They have "run to fail" as their operating SOP and then blame the operator when equipment shits the bed.
applegrove
(118,917 posts)2. The rich and corporate masters surely are thinking in black and white and
scapegoating anyone not in their class.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)3. I will not be satisfied until Tony Hayward and others are in jail for murder
then maybe these corporations will start cleaning up their acts