Steve wrote:
On 2010-05-03 07:30:34 -0400, "HeyBub" said:

BP is probably the culprit here, but it's far to early to assign
blame. For all we know, a Taliban militant could have set the rig on
fire.

That's reaching!

Yes, but as long as blame is being affixed based on BP (or whoever) ignoring
ALL possible contingencies, it's worthwhile to point out that not ALL
scenarios can be settled in advance.

Eventually, blame will be parceled out. Until then, it's imprudent to
criticize BP, the rig owner, the construction company, or any of the makers
of the thousands of pieces of equipment on the rig for the mess. It's even
more ridiculous to impute motives, such as cutting safety corners to protect
profits.