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Gulf oil spill. Help me understand.

#163
MakiSupaStar said:
Jim. That's good to hear. I'm on my iPhone so I couldn't see the pics. What were they?

My biggest concern is how the fish are doing. So much of that region depends on the fish. I wonder how healthy, or if those baitfish are toxic. Florida might be in a geographical location that allows the environment to recover faster.
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The gulls were in a feeding frenzy, and there were groups of 10+ pelicans flying around. The fish seemed healthy, but I'm no expert. There were Ghost Crabs around as well, and no signs of oil, but I'm sure there must be some under the sand.

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#167
MJ5150 said:
Hahaha....a former BP engineer was arrested today for obstruction of justice due to his idiocy when employed by BP. More arrests on the way. Score one for the animals and people of the Gulf Coast!

My source: Engineer arrested, feds probe BP's spill response | General Headlines | Comcast

-Mike
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Yeah I saw this. There's a long of raised eyebrows wondering why of all the charges that could be levied against BP, they're going after this one first. Heard a great report on it on NPR yesterday. Still, this is a step in the right direction.
 
#168
It bothers me that it is always the underlings. Execs and those in charge often seem to escape these charges (see financial meltdown, Katrina, Abu Gharab, and the list goes on). Not defending this guy, he deserves being charged. However, I'd like to see more culpability up the chain of command.
 
#169
NOLA Bass said:
It bothers me that it is always the underlings. Execs and those in charge often seem to escape these charges (see financial meltdown, Katrina, Abu Gharab, and the list goes on). Not defending this guy, he deserves being charged. However, I'd like to see more culpability up the chain of command.
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That was a the gist of the NPR story. This is a small part of much larger crimes. The fact that they're going after this guy, when they can pursue lawsuits against BP, Deepwater Horizon, and Haliburton makes my spidey senses tingle that there's been some kind of payoff. We'll see, more charges are to come.
 
#170
"When you're a prosecutor you start with the little fish and you hope the little fish helps you catch a medium-sized fish; then you go after the big fish until you get the biggest fish of all," Sabino added. "It's going up the food chain ... If you jump the gun, and you don't have the pieces in place, you ruin the case."

This is a CS way of building a case but what else can we expect.
 
#171
bassbrad said:
"When you're a prosecutor you start with the little fish and you hope the little fish helps you catch a medium-sized fish; then you go after the big fish until you get the biggest fish of all," Sabino added. "It's going up the food chain ... If you jump the gun, and you don't have the pieces in place, you ruin the case."

This is a CS way of building a case but what else can we expect.
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That might work for busting up drug rings and the like, but not punishing unethical corporate behavior.
 

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