The U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to prosecute BP for manslaughter in the explosion that killed 11 workers on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last year. BP could also be charged with deliberately understating the magnitude of the resulting oil gusher in an effort to limit the impact on its stock price.
If BP is not held accountable, its crimes will be repeated. BP has already returned to funding U.S. electoral campaigns. It is receiving major U.S. government contracts. And, it plans to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico later this year. Accountability can begin with enforcement of our laws.
This is the letter that will be sent by signing this petition-
Dear Attorney General Holder,
We expect federal prosecutors to be fair and weigh all the evidence. But we also know that corporate criminals whose gross negligence causes death and destruction are often treated much more leniently than actual persons. Please don't allow that to happen in the case of BP.
Signed,
We expect federal prosecutors to be fair and weigh all the evidence. But we also know that corporate criminals whose gross negligence causes death and destruction are often treated much more leniently than actual persons. Please don't allow that to happen in the case of BP.
Signed,
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