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There is enough blame to go around but simply ignoring the responsibility of oil companies doesn't serve the debate, either. By that logic, the producers of Zyk
by tfourb 3y ago
There is enough blame to go around but simply ignoring the responsibility of oil companies doesn't serve the debate, either. By that logic, the producers of Zyklon-B should have been cleared of any wrongdoing because they simply satisfied the Nazi regime's demand for a nerve agent to kill people in concentration camps. Simply ignoring severe known negative externalities associated with your product should always come with legal liability.
- sBqQu3U0wH 3y agoZyklon-B is not a "nerve agent" and was primarily used as a pesticide.
- tfourb 3y agoYou are correct sorry for the mixup (I guess "blood agent" would be more correct). Its primary use is of no consequence for this analogy, though. The company that manufactured Zyklon-B did provide it to concentration camps knowing it would be used to harm people and the executives responsible for this decision were sentenced by allied justices to death and prison terms as a consequence.