I'm generally OK with open-ended liability, even against people who were following the rules, to a T. (And especially against people who were not - see [1])
With wildfires, though, I'm not so sure. These forests are giant powderkegs, and that's no fault of PG&E.
They will burn, sooner, or later. It might be from power utility equipment, it might be from a van's hot exhaust, it might be from a lightning strike.
Blaming the last person who touched it seems... Unfair, in many ways.
With wildfires, though, I'm not so sure. These forests are giant powderkegs, and that's no fault of PG&E.
They will burn, sooner, or later. It might be from power utility equipment, it might be from a van's hot exhaust, it might be from a lightning strike.
Blaming the last person who touched it seems... Unfair, in many ways.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown_Flood is a great example of an organization that should have been held criminally liable - for second degree murder.