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> Criminal liabilities mean people will do their best to deny it and cover it up, rather than fix it. Feels like this has been the status quo for Boeing for a
by bdcravens 3y ago
> Criminal liabilities mean people will do their best to deny it and cover it up, rather than fix it.
Feels like this has been the status quo for Boeing for a few years regarding the 737 MAX. Actions with real teeth are required to incentive change.
- WalterBright 3y agoYou can hang people if you like, but you won't like the result. The aviation industry has not gotten as safe as it is today by whipping, hanging, or jailing people. Even fixing a mistake is an implicit admission of guilt, and so people will not fix them. They will cover up and deny instead.
- bdcravens 3y agoReal teeth don't require hanging anyone. It can involve things like mandatory FAA audits at random, and removing the ability for manufacturers to self-audit. It can involve the SEC delisting stocks from the exchanges. It can involve a government takeover of bad actors, removing the board of directors, and installing a board assigned by the FAA.
- WalterBright 3y agoThe penalties you're talking about are not criminal penalties.
- bdcravens 3y agoNever said they had to be. Prosecutors can get very creative with plea bargains. Executives receive no punishment or admission of guilt, and in exchange, the FAA gets to make Boeing its playground.