[OpieCunningham]

Punishable by what? The slow dissemination of information resulting in markets driving down the viability of a company that produced a faulty product? How many injuries are necessary before that information hits a critical mass?

Let's take one specific example, though the principle can be applied to most industries: child car seats. Presently, govt regulations require very specific quality and manufacturing standards and thorough testing before a child safety seat can be sold on the market. Without those regulations in place, how man children need to die before third party organizations can disseminate product failure information wide enough that the responsible company suffers the consequences?