BP wants to stop paying Gulf oil spill victims

[dixiegrrrrl]

Highlights from the article:
of teh 20 billion BP said it had "set aside for compensation" it has so far spent....4.5 billion.
And NOW BP wants to stop paying most people affected by the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill for potential future damages because the region has recovered, a document released Friday said.

The tourism industry is booming, all federal fishing grounds have reopened, and the shrimp catch has been plentiful, BP said.

http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/BP_wants_to_stop_paying_Gulf_oil_spill_victims_999.html

What a con job.

[The Big Vetolski]

1. Shocking! nt

[Octafish]

2. Saves them a lot of money. Stock price goes up. Everybody's happy.

Everybody that counts, that is.

[IndianaJoe]

3. BP cares about the small people

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1E0JS12rI>

[RKP5637]

4. I bet that was their plan from day one. These guys and with any corp. I've

worked in are real con artists. Many are criminals for profit. All con artists.

[IndianaJoe]

5. Delete - Dupe

[Rex]

6. Of course they do, evil fuckwits hoard money and value only

their lives and maybe their families (if lucky). Everyone else can die, seriously that is about where we are in this world. BP = mega-corporation = can do whatever they want to.

[Shagbark Hickory]

7. I'm sure the feds will let them off early for good behavior.

I called it first.

[Kurmudgeon]

8. Region has not recovered, still very damaged, they should be denied.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. just in case you didn't see this thread ... (more detail from AP)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4912946&mesg_id=4912946

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. I did not see that. Thanks for link.

edited for gibberish.

[EFerrari]

11. @sshole criminals. n/t