BP to pay record criminal fine for Gulf oil spill.

[Ausm]

I am not, nor have I ever been, a Republican. You, on the other hand, supported the regulations in this very thread.

Soo you think these guys can "self regulate" themselves then?

 

[Anarchist420]

Your regulations did absolutely dick to stop this happening. IIRC, the people responsible for enforcing the regulations were too busy playing golf with the people they were "regulating" to do their jobs. Passing more regulations which aren't enforced simply penalizes those who follow them and gives a competitive advantage to those who don't.

+1. It's a shame that the govt gets the revenue and the victims will never be compensated but I'm not surprised.