Shameful!

[Tiberius]

Depends on the business. I have no problem with the government regulating potentially dangerous industries such as fertilizer plants. I agree to a point, that businesses need to be free to find their place in the market, but when it comes to matters of potential public safety, I say regulate that shit. From all the reports I've read about this particular fertilizer plant it seems that there were problems on all ends, they were cited by regulators, but then not re-evaluated to ensure they complied. The business owners seem to have not cared about the potential dangers in their plant. Fails all around.

...and for that, they should be prosecuted as criminals. Endangering the safety of people, especially if those people are unaware of the danger, is a crime, or at the very least should be treated like one.

That said, I don't like it when innocent law-abiding citizens are treated as potential criminals just because of the actions of a very small section of society. The vast majority of people aren't criminals, and we don't deserve to be treated like them.

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Erm, so what? That only means that the other $99 million in damages should come out of the company's pocket.

Time to learn about bankruptcy laws, Divine Tiberius. The "company's" prime asset is what blew up. What do you think is left?

Pretty sure they didn't store their profits in a vault on site. The owner and operators at fault have property right? They have salaries, savings, etc.?

If the company made no profits at all, then unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done money wise. The people responsible can rot in jail, and we can hope that the charity of others can help rebuild homes that were destroyed.