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Accountability for what - doing their jobs in good faith with the best information they had?

• Pxtl 3y ago
  This is not an unforeseeable occurrence. Hawaii is a tiny island state that is often hit by hurricanes, tsunami, and volcanic freaking eruptions. Any organization that is empowered to close roads needs to have good policies to decide what to do in emergency evacuations so they don't accidentally social-murder anyone. Somebody decided that preparing for this fully-predictable event wasn't a priority.
  • JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > Any organization that is empowered to close roads needs to have good policies to decide what to do in emergency evacuations so they don't accidentally social-murder anyone So every time the utility needs to do line maintenance, it has to draw up contingency plans for a nuclear strike? The problem wasn't overzealous road closures. It was a general lack of a fire plan.
• AlbertCory 3y ago
  Yes, if "doing their jobs" means disregarding common sense and basic humanity. You don't need a written regulation to justify not doing that. If you're more worried about being dinged on your next performance review than saving people's lives, then yes, you should face accountability.
  • Rexxar 3y ago
    At which point you see them "disregarding common sense and basic humanity" ? I just see people completely overwhelmed by the situation that don't manage to find the good choice.
• littlestymaar 3y ago
  It literally killed people, so determining if there's been no criminal negligence should happen in front of a court. That's what accountability means. If the person in charge did nothing wrong, then the court will tell that. But you can't say “everything went fine, nothing to see here” when people died.
• swayvil 3y ago
  Oh interesting case! Yes, do nazi rules apply?