A Boring Dystopia

Can anyone tell us how this should play out? I'm not familiar with corporate liability, especially criminal liability. For one, exactly which humans are accountable when there's an element of Swiss Cheese Security involved.

I don't know of any industry, even medicine, that has so many layers of accounting and accountability. That UPS crash? In a year or two we'll know where every nut and bolt came from, how tightly there were torqued, and with which exact tool. So how do we unwind a case this complex? Not an argument to drop it, but I can't see how it would be approached.

What does it look like to hold such a gigantic firm accountable? I honestly have no idea. We know the top dogs won't get hit, monster fines will only impact lower level workers. Does my ex-gf, who does technical drawings for Boeing, deserve to lose her job?

The Justice Department has said a jury trial risks sparing Boeing from further punishment.

One of those statements that sounds reasonable until it requires explanation. Anyone know what they're talking about?