http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17486617
I know we arent on Nigeria yet but this article caught my eye and had to put it. This happens in other countries but its the first i heard of Shell being sued but in my opinion i thought the Bodo's will win in court. For several reasons such as 1. they are poor and dont live in a country that has much power. 2. Shell will most likely make some back room deal with the judges in London and just buy them out and they will just make Shell pay a fine and they go back to work like it was a picnic. The point of this blog is to say no matter what you do you will 95% get off as long as you are rich because there is an old chinese saying " Greed will imprison us all" im sure in the afterlife they will be judge by god but not on this Earth.
I like what you are saying but I don't think its all necessarily true. I have a feeling Shell may try to get out of being ruled guilty, but there's a certain extent of their crimes that they can get out of. I don't think the judicial system is that corrupt.
ReplyDeleteThat saying seems to usually ring true. Money is the only true power in the world. Money can always change someones mind. However, the Nigerians may have a chance depending on the judge.
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