Respect Authority

Gasoline behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, shattered its own profit records this quarter, and consequently also the record for biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation. The company broke the bank with $14.83 billion in third-quarter earnings, a 58% increase from third-quarter 2007. 

Coupled with a 35% increase in revenues, this makes executives at Exxon Mobil pretty fucking filthy rich. 

Meanwhile, in Connecticut this week, a man is being charged with three felonies for reportedly firing gunshots into a gasoline pump. Luckily, no one was injured — including the moronic customers standing around watching — and the pump didn’t explode. However, Joe TriggerHappy was so hopped up on gas-rage that he drove off, struck two cars and got in an accident. He faces jail time after his release from the hospital. 

I’m sorry, Exxon is allowed to post Earth-shattering profits by insisting the price of crude oil is so high we need to pay $4 a gallon, but I can’t exercise my frustration by popping a few off into the nearest gas pump?

What kind of country is this anyway.