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Unfortunately it would also make it insanely expensive to hire judges and lawyers. How much would someone have to pay you to take a job where you could go to pr
by usefulcat 4y ago
Unfortunately it would also make it insanely expensive to hire judges and lawyers. How much would someone have to pay you to take a job where you could go to prison if you make a mistake?
I’m not saying it wasn’t straight up negligence in this case, but that’s definitely how prospective candidates will think about it (I know I would).
- heretogetout 4y agoEngineers can and do go to prison for mistakes, so at least there is precedent for paying reasonable-if-high salaries. I would expect folks interested in public service and justice would be intrinsically motivated to do a good job, too.
- usefulcat 4y agoI'd be genuinely interested in reading about an example of that. Do you know of a particular incident that I could search for?
- eftychis 4y agoExample/exempli gratia: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/two-foreign-shipping-companies-and-first-assistant-engineer-charged-offenses-related https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/two-foreign-shipping-co... A lot of us took an engineer oath upon graduation and there is a fiduciary relationship formed with the public in certain contexts -- outside the U.S. There are professional ethics regardless. In the U.S. with the lack of regulation the topic is a bit hit or miss https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-holds-engineer-does-not-owe-fiduciary-duties-to-non-client https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-holds-engineer-do... vs e.g. some states which regulate the/any engineering profession.