Going Rogue Elephant 0
Dean Baker in the Guardian. The whole thing is worth the five minutes it takes to read:
Of course this is true, but it is also true that a drunk driver who runs into a school bus did not intend to be involved in a fatal collision. As a society, we have no problem holding the drunk driver responsible for a predictable outcome of their recklessness. Driving while drunk dramatically increases the risk of an accident. This is why it is punished severely. A person who is responsible for a fatal accident while driving drunk can expect to face many years in jail. Even someone who drives drunk without being in an accident often faces jail time because of the risk they imposed on others.
It would be a stretch to refer to Buccaneer Petroleum’s wild well as an “innocent mistake,” given the corners they cut, the chances they took, and the false paperwork they filed.
Also, stuff that can’t be called an accident.
No accountability for the no account.
