Comments by "Michael Nurse" (@michaelnurse9089) on "Software Crimes That Send Developers To JAIL" video.

  1. No. Mistakes never result in jail. Intent and recklessness are what send you there.
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  2. I come from an industry where code of ethics was considered a real big deal. What it did in reality was create a shield for people to use cleverly constructed arguments behind - and billions were lost and people jumped and life went on - and nothing changed because we were 'ethical'. What you really need is whistleblower protection program - so those who want to spill the beans don't suddenly find themselves in Tony Soprano's trunk on the way to the lake.
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  3. He intentionally wrote bad code to mislead regulators. He knew exactly what he was doing. He wasn't he only one involved but if you make guns and give them to people you know will murder people - you share in the guilt - this is part of the law of all countries.
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  4. The movie A Judgment at Nuremburg is probably the best examination of the concept of following orders vs complicity. Warning - hard hitting and viewpoint challenging.
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  5.  @1foxmark  Boeing 737 was because they wanted to copy Airbus wing tips but it required changes the plane was never meant to have. Was not faulty code - was faulty management.
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  6. Cables can fail. If statement can fail. It is hard to make the call which is safer. I do know that Teslas with self driving are like 10x safer than regular cars - going by deaths per km. Software is not necessarily more dangerous than hardware systems.
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  7. None of that matters. The courts will look through things like that to the realty of what is going on. At the Nuremburg trials the Nazi regime all claimed they were following orders and so it wasn't their fault. They were found guilty because there is a principle in law that if you knowingly assist in ANY WAY to commit a crime you must share in the guilt.
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  8. Well the button is there, it is counter that is missing...
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  9. There are lots of them and they will be spread across a (likely) Gaussian distribution. Some research shows that as a rule of thumb 10% of people always cheat, steal and lie and 10% are honest no matter the consequences while the middle 80% follow the apparent incentives lying before them. These percentage change will the all kinds of factors but it gives a good feel. In other words, 80% are probably trying to get the answers that benefit their careers. That said - we are clearly fucking up this planet and CO2 is just one thing to worry about. The Republican idea that climate change is not real is a political motivated maneuver as their voters tend to work in dirtier industries - not that Democrats are any better - just different.
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  10. Courts normally jail people for intent or unrestrained recklessness. Mere carelessness is normally a rap on the knuckles. This does not apply to directors though, as they have an active duty of care and skill - so even mere carelessness can hurt them. There is also a massive different depending on what is at stake. Did you cover up bugs in a website or a nuclear reactor? Where those bugs incidental or critical? The judge or jury must decide things on many factors.
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