Watch the video BP lawsuit on the gulf coast oil spill and clarify whether you believe that a corporation, which is an artificial person, can be held liable for the actions of its employees. Put another way, while the oil spill in the Gulf was surely an unintentional and negligent act, consider whether a company that had no intent to do wrong can be held criminally liable for the actions of some of its employees. Finally, examine and answer the following according to BP scenario:
Who is liable? Is it the workers who didn't follow proper safety procedures? Is it the supervisors and managers of the employees told them not to follow these safety procedures? Or should liability be imposed on the corporate officers or even the president of the company?