Responsibility.

Accountability is dead, long live "getting away with it, and ignoring the consequences if you stop getting away with it". This rant was sparked by the news that Diebold made a key that lets people steal elections, took photos of the key and put it on their e-commerce site. Doh.

Yay..!

There used to be a saying that went something like "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, I'm the fuckwit". This does not limit itself to the USA. How many times have companies fooled their customers, be they the members of the public or the public officers and representatives of the UK? How many times have those companies been held responsible for their actions? How many times have those officers and representatives been held accountable for their being fooled?

So when are they going to learn not to do this again? Not until someone that they care about tries to teach them that what they have done is a bad thing, and that they should have some responsibility. That applies to the companies and to the officers and representatives.

C'mon people, be angry about this. Hold someone to account. It's your job to do that, no-one elses.

Gas suppliers, electricity suppliers, phone companies, internet providers, train companies, road maintenance companies, health trusts, street cleaning companies, airlines, car manufacturers, politicians, government IT suppliers, anyone who promises something then doesn't meet their promises.

Aaaaaaaaaaaagh.