If the spill had resulted from a hurricane or lightning strike, or if it had been an unavoidable accident -- an equipment failure that happened without warning -- it wouldn't warrant criminal prosecution. Increasingly, however, it appears that there was negligence or worse in the events leading to the explosion of the rig. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.