On Why BP's Stock Price May be Down in the Dumps

"…The fool in his mischief forgets, and he lights the fire in which one day he must burn." – the Buddha

Living with integrity means doing the right thing, especially when it is difficult.  When you cut one corner one time, it makes the next time so much easier, until eventually, the corner cutting is now your process. It might not be today, it might not be tomorrow, but one day, this all catches up with you. And when it does, you pay the consequences.   The mess that is going on in the Gulf Coast is an extreme example of this. And one of the things that enabled it is the apparent disregard for the connection between actions and consequences. 

On consequence is that this is what BP's share price looks like:

BP is baffled, just mystified :

Well, BP, maybe this is the reason:

None of us can escape the consequences of our actions. And sometimes we cannot escape the consequences of the actions of others.

Let's hope that there is a change in position and an acceptance of responsibility, and most importantly, action, to undo the damage done...