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Many are calling BP evil and negligent, has there actually been any evidence of criminal activities on their part? My first guess is that we're dealing with hindsight bias. I am still casually looking into it, but I figured some others here may have already invested enough work into it to point me in the right direction.
Like any disaster of this scale, it may be possible to learn quite a bit from it, if we're willing.
I've heard scattered bits of accusations of misdeeds by BP which may have contributed to the spill. Here's a list from the congressional investigation of 5 decisions that BP made "for economic reasons that increased the danger of a catastrophic well failure" according to a letter from the congressmen. It sounds like BP took a bunch of risky shortcuts to save time and money, although I'd want to hear from people who actually understand the technical issues before being too confident.
There are other suspicions and allegations floating around, like this one.
That's a good start, I appreciate it!