This article is about a former BP engineer who is being charged with destroying evidence that ties him to charges relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill back in 2010. He deleted text messages off his phone that clearly said that the oil flow rate was too high. The company also lied about how much oil was really spilling into the gulf each day. The way I see it, deleting the messages wasn't going to make a difference. If anything, it made him look more guilty. I don't know much about off-shore drilling, but it seems pretty dangerous. I think its completely irresponsible for an oil company to drill knowing that its not safe. They cost themselves more money repairing the gulf and cleaning up, than they would have if they would've sold the oil. These companies need to be better regulated and supervised. This incident was feels like it occurred so long ago, I can't believe employees are just now being charged. It's really disappointing to think that these people ruined the gulf and its environment, and there are people at fault who are just now being charged.
Source:
Matt, Smith. "First Criminal Charges filed in BP oil spill."CNN. N.p., 2012. Web. 26 Apr 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/gulf-oil-spill/index.html?hpt=ju_t4>.
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