[7sidedmarble]

I don't think anyone's seriously suggesting people be held accountable for bugs which are ultimately accidents. But if you knowingly sign off on, oversea, or are otherwise directly responsible for the construction of software that you know has a good chance of killing people, then yes, there should be consequences for that.

[thunky]

Exactly. Just like most car accidents don't result in prison or death. But negligence or recklessness can do it.