Quote:
Originally Posted by roachboy
well, ace, the problem may well be that outside a comic book there is no team that can just swoop in and deal with this.
that is the problem, yes?
|
No. There are people who specialize in certain activity and there are those who have experiences that may not be found within BP. Also, there may be people within BP who have the experience and expertise who may not have the clout needed to direct activities. I look at where behavioral incentives are, and to select a group or firm with a sole incentive of stopping the leak fast regardless of cost is our best option at this point in my view. Comic books aside, there are people who can respond under great pressure and get the job done when others can not.
Quote:
|
well that and drilling a mile down without planning for contingencies because it's cost effective not to and besides the regulatory system allows tons of latitude for encouraging happy petroleum corporation shareholders and not so much in the way of forcing corporations like bp to have a viable plan which would include developing and testing the required technologies BEFORE the drill baby drill got underway---it's totally irresponsible.
|
We see this issue in different ways, that is clear. All I suggest is that government and our regulators let BP do what they did. If BP acted irresponsibly so did our government, and there we have the false sense of security offered by "regulation" and a glaring weakness in the system.
Quote:
|
but so long as nothing Really Bad happened its a kind of routinized irresponsibility of the sort that goes on every day yes? but now something Really Bad has happened and this underlying fabric of irresponsibility is evident.
|
Bad things happen everyday, true. Every contingency can not be planned for and we respond to the best of our ability. We live in a world of risk, this is a known. I don't get your point.
Quote:
but there we are.
it'd be nice if there were super heroes who could just Deal With This.
anyone got the number of the mayor of Gotham City? i hear he's connected...
|
I believe in heroes, it is sad if you don't