[Leaning Right]

None of us should be forced to pay for the sins of our fathers.

There is a lot of truth in that, and to ignore it is to get caught up in an endless loop of grievances.

But on the other hand, suppose a company willfully makes a defective product, and that product does great harm to many families. Shouldn't the company be held accountable, even if the original officers are all gone?

I guess what I'm saying is that there are two sides to this issue. And that's where my statute of limitations argument comes in.

[skeeter]

A company is accountable for the products it produces by definition. It is a contract.

There is no equivalent moral imperative that applies to individuals and their progeny.