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I'm sorry but reports and studies that are then published by the media always have a hidden agenda to stir controversy, as making people talk is good for sales. The only pics you see are of right after the disaster, nothing current where it's probably rebounding (albeit slowly) and making a comeback. If it was all dead they would be plastering that pic everywhere, proof bp's oil was there and here is a barren wasteland of dead corals... it would fly off the shelves.
Do I think BP made mistakes, sure I do, but lets face it... they call things accidents for a reason. An accident by definition....
An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
A crash involving road or other vehicles, typically one that causes serious damage or injury.
unexpectedly and unintentionally.... but the problem with this country as a whole is as soon as people see accident the lawyers roll up and the dollar signs start flashing. It's not just BP... it's everybody. How many times have you seen somebody get sued because of a car accident. I don't wish bad on anybody, and yes because of an accident you will go through recovery and yadda yadda.... and instead of saying to yourself... oh it was just an accident... you go out and sue the other person for everything they have and ruin their life too... so now 2 people are screwed because of an accident. It's one thing when something is of total negligence, like drunk driving, it's another when it truley is an accident.
I'm sure at no point in time did BP sit around and go... man... lets blow some people up on an oil rig and cause a big spill, that will be awesome marketing. They lost lives on that rig because of an accident, and everybody instantly wanted to shun BP, oh don't buy from them, oh they're a terrible company because they had an accident. 2 years ago at a very prestigous hospital an electrician lost his life because somebody energized the bus bar while he was working in switchgear.... but nobody boycotted the hospital from that. Over 40 lives were lost building the original brandon shores power plant back in the day because of accidents... nobody turned the lights off and refused to use electricity, because they were accidents. Safety policies were in place and workers didn't follow them on both of those situations.