Why? Are they responsible for the spill in the gulf? Yes! Did they own the Deepwater Horizon rig? No! Of the 126 people on the rig at the time of explosion, 8 were BP employees. The rig is owned by Transocean, BP leased it. I have seen alot of calls for boycotting BP since the spill started, it's stupid! Boycotts do nothing, it may make you feel better but does little to effect the company you're protesting. If anything it hurts your local community. Take BP as an example. If everyone boycotted your local BP station, understand that the owner of that station has nothing to do with BP other then selling their gas. He is a small business owner with employees that have nothing to do with BP. By boycotting his store because of the BP sign he will have to lay-off those employees. How does that hurt BP? It only increases the unemployment problems in your own neighborhood. Senseless!
I respect people that stand on principle, but, know the scope of the principle you're standing for.
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