[Jeff Higgins]

That is absolutely what I am saying, Mr. Heap. It should be totally on me. Boeing is not responsible for my lawless actions. They would be responsible if I made a poor engineering decision, if I did something that affected the job I was sent there to do. But, if I went completely off the rails and beat the hell out of someone? No.

I realize of course that legal liability is far different than moral liability. In out litigious world, whoever has the deeper pockets is held legally liable. That doesn't mean they are.

We sit on juries, at least here in this country. We have the power to restore morality and personal responsibility over our current system of predatory litigation. I know I'm dreaming - just look at all of the folks who have responded on this very thread that, of course, Popeye's is "responsible". That concept has been so thoroughly beaten into us that far too many actually think it's true. I know that's what I'm up against when trying to present these topics for discussion - the dullards who are oh so quick to assign "blame", but are simply incapable of following a reasoned argument as to why they shouldn't. Unfortunately, they sit on juries, too. As such, we will never see the meaningful Tort reform we so desperately need.