Don Bruder said:

What's absurd is the fact that the pseudo-person called "Company X"
consistently appears to have more rights than me, and consistently gets

handed a slap on the wrist for stuff that would put me behind bars for
years if I were to attempt even *HALF* of what they get away with.

Then Don Bruder said:

To get back to that concept from our little side-excursion to
digression-ville, my stance is that the only person qualified to decide

what is or isn't too dangerous/unsafe is the person doing the deciding.

NOt the government, not Ralph Nader, not anybody or anything other than
the person contemplating the activity.

So who is to determine the "responsibilities" of these corporate
entities? You indicate they can't be trusted (in many cases at least)
to responsibly manage themselves (I agree).

If you get into a car not knowing the manufacturer's cost-cutting has
created a dangerous vehicle how can you make an informed decision? If
the car explodes who's responsible? You?

You see the problem but you hesitate to voice the solution.

dennis
in nca