Quote Originally Posted by Catty1 View Post

Local fishers are being paid $1500 a day to cram their boats with the oil-retaining floats and to put them out at sea.

BP didn't pay them out of the goodness of their hearts. They asked the
fishermen to sign legal waivers that, in effect, released the company of any
blame for the business losses the fishermen had.

They fishermen quickly wised up to this trick, and BP released them from
the waivers.

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