Fast forward to April of 2010, somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, where
the water is a mile deep. Because of errors in judgment by men under
the direction of at least three corporations, 11 good men are dead, and
we face the horror of one of the most devastating manmade ecological
disasters in human history.
Now, when I was in civics class, I was taught that rights come with
responsibilities. If British Petroleum, TransOcean and Halliburton enjoy
the right of free speech, do they not, also, enjoy the responsibility
for their actions? Put succinctly, is anybody going to go to jail for
the death of 11 innocent men and the destruction of the Gulf Coast
ecosystem and economy?
If the corporate structure puts limits on the liability of corporate
officers and directors, then the rights of these entities should be
limited as well.
I was just thinking, you can't have it both ways.
Gary Crosby
Fayston
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