i know of a company that poisoned an entire town! thats terrorism if done by an individual. the company still exists, just paid a settlement and carried on...
There’s a difference between an intentional act, an accident, and an accident due to extreme neglect and our laws reflect that.
The lesson here is do criminal activities through company, so that there are chances that you can escape from it.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/08/bhopals-trage...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3piCUPIkc - VICE documentary and visit video. I think it contains an interview with an American woman who suffered from WR Grace and Company's asbestos mining and manufacturing in the USA, she says "they knew, they knew". WRG faced 129,000 personal injury claims and set asude $3 Bn for settling asbestos related lawsuits.