I don't think it's appropriate to compare reality to cartoons but god damn I cant help but notice how China is literally a saturday cartoon force of evil where the head honcho is a slightly charismatic midwit ruling over a bunch of incompetent half conscious simpletons.
It's true in a funny way.
I once a heard a story of some famous old person who was assumed dead and certain media rolled out the pre-written obituaries before confirming it. Next day it came out the man was very much alive.
Remember when brutally difficult games were just a marketing pitch to make you waste quarters on arcade machines deliberately designed to be brutally hard at first quarter and only get easier after you put another 20 after 20 continue countdowns?
I don't think it should matter how big a company is. If it fucks up, heads need to roll. And if said company decides to pull out from a country at sign of consequence then I consider that a dodged bullet.
I'm under no illusion that it would make things worse for the foreseeable future but sooner or later the breaking point will be reached as repeated offenders will only get more unscrupulous.
By treating it like malicious homicide by default.
After the Vaal Reefs mine disaster a law was passed that made mine owners automatically guilty of homicide without trial unless they could prove that they had taken all possible steps to prevent an accident. Depending on the country in South Africa this could either means 15 years/life sentence or death penalty by firing squad/hanging.
Suddenly BAM! State of the art safety systems and proper protocols put in place to greatly improve safety and working conditions for miners in Africa.
Things will change when CEOs and shareholders will be put to the sword rather than have a wrists slapped with a negligible fine.
That's becuase Vaush is part polish.