Knew someone who worked at PG&E. Her department's task was to support calculation of whether it was financially optimal to obey the law or risk paying fines, across PG&E's service footprint.
A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Great scene - sad, but great
Isn't that just Risk Analysis?
It is but for laws to have some teeth it needs to be either illegal (maybe increase the fine hundredfold) to intentionally creating a situation that causes fines to be paid or the fines to need to be much higher.
> fines to need to be much higher.
louder for the people in the back muuuch higher.
Forget fines, throw them in jail. Guarantee they'd shape up real quick.
Wouldn't it be a criminal conspiracy?
Probably depends on the reporting structure of the organization.
How many people are dead because of that calculation?