[lisper]

> Fine them? The market already does that, to the tune of tens of billions of dollars in the 737 MAX case.

Really? How? The day before the Lion Air crash Boeing stock was just a hair under $360 a share. Today it's at $380. How exactly is that punishing the shareholders?

The market isn't punishing Boeing shareholders because everyone knows full well that the U.S. government will not allow the last domestic producer of commercial jets to go bankrupt.

[CamperBob2]

Really? How? The day before the Lion Air crash Boeing stock was just a hair under $360 a share. Today it's at $380. How exactly is that punishing the shareholders?

Well, that's not exactly the whole story, is it? What happened on March 8?

https://www.google.com/search?q=boeing+stock

A single crash won't usually tank the company's stock, nor should it.

[lisper]

> What happened on March 8?

The stock dropped 5%. And your point would be...?

> A single crash won't usually tank the company's stock, nor should it.

This was two crashes. Caused by gross negligence. Yeah, that ought to put a dent in the stock price IMHO.