A massive manhunt and siege in West Texas now?

[hay rick]

108. Wilfull neglect is also a form of violence.

The Boston bombers intended to kill and maim. The fertilizer company CEO surely hoped not to harm anyone, but he had to be aware of the risks and chose not to take either the reasonable steps or the legally-required steps to mitigate risk. Both sets of victims are maimed or dead. I find the manslaughter motivated by greed (avoiding costs of compliance- including opportunity costs) and reinforced by the "job creator" sense of privilege even more repulsive than the unleashing of violence for a misguided cause.

We have unavoidable risk of both kinds of violence in our society. Sadly, our media salivates over one story while it runs away with its tail between its legs on the other. Perhaps providing security measures are seen as a business opportunity while regulatory compliance is viewed as an expense which should be minimized like any other business cost. One bottom line: Homeland Security's budget is approximately 100 times greater than OSHA's. Terrorism- it's what's for dinner.