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So BP ceo tony hayward is getting away with his mess scott free?

Even after criminal negligence caused 11 deaths and the worst oil spill in history, Hayward is getting a tidy years salary, big pension and resigning, not even being fired.

no jail time, no revocation of bonuses? he gets away with it?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Well, they had to blame someone - Tony Hayward didn't create the mess all by

    himself - he is the scape goat - the real responsible party or parties are STILL there

    in addition to the failure of the US government who gave permission, approval

    and sanction to build the rig to begin with. No one in their right mind can say

    yeah - Tony Hayward is responsible for it all - that does not wash or should I

    say whitewash the real problem as to why and how this happened. They don't

    want you to know - which is why you really don't know

  • La
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I guess so... Do you know who Don Blankenship is? You can search it if you want. Yeah,it is a different situation and you can consider it less severe if you feel 29 lives are worth less than 11 and a big oil spill. Don and Lloyd had to have been glad this took the heat off their backs.

  • step
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    What did you expect? The United States demanded the wells and they demanded cheap oil. No point getting all moralistic when it all goes wrong. The American politicians and public are to blame.

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