PITT CONSIDERS EXECUTING BP BOSSES BEHIND OIL DISASTER
Eco-warrior BRAD PITT is so appalled by the BP oil disaster in the Gulf o f Mexico he wants those responsible for the chaos to be executed.
The movie star insists he’s an opponent of the death penalty, but he’d make an exception for the BP bosses behind the 100-day-plus oil leak, whi ch has become America’s greatest environmental disaster.
Wildlife and marine creatures were killed as the oil flooded into the s ea, and fishermen and those reliant on tourism throughout the Gulf region were left struggling the make ends meet.
And Pitt is calling for strong action when it comes to dealing with tho se responsible for the disaster.
Speaking on director Spike Lee=E2=80=99s If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don=E2=80=99t Rise documentary about New Orleans, Louisiana, which aired on TV in the U.S. on Monday night (23Aug10), the actor declared, "I was never for the death penalty before, but I am willing to look at it again.
" Pitt, who owns property in New Orleans, is one of the brains behind an initiative to create safe, green housing developments in the city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina five years ago (05).
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