On: BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill

[ars]

SomeONE? Maybe you didn't notice but the coast guard is not one person.

I find it hard to believe they could pay off enough, or high enough, level people for that to be possible.

[jbooth → ars]

Might've been an instance of a not-paid-off coast guard douche getting all authoritative on some reporters. Reporters then write story blaming the coast guard.

Or who knows. It's probably not a conspiracy though.

[mcantelon → ars]

>SomeONE? Maybe you didn't notice but the coast guard is not one person.

One characteristic of hierarchy is that influencing one person ends up influencing many.

>I find it hard to believe they could pay off enough, or high enough, level people for that to be possible.

BP is a very connected company. I doubt very much that influencing high-ups is only possible in non-US countries.