I've been following this too, and I seem to remember that at least some people at Fujitsu took the strong stance that their software was not, and could not be at fault in these cases. I believe their assertions were part of why these cases were able to get so far.
While the PO definitely takes a lot of the blame (arguably the majority), if people at Fujitsu were claiming perfection when they should know better, especially if that formed part of the prosecution case, then they too deserve to be thoroughly investigated.
There is plenty of blame to go around in this case. It's a shocking, and tragic misscarriage that has ruined thousands of lives. Unfortunately I will be shocked if those responsible see anything remotely close to the kind of strong justice and significant punishment they so clearly deserve. This will be one of those cases like that of Jean Charles de Menezes, where the collective spreads the blame thinly enough that somehow no one is held responsible. I hope I'm proved wrong.
While the PO definitely takes a lot of the blame (arguably the majority), if people at Fujitsu were claiming perfection when they should know better, especially if that formed part of the prosecution case, then they too deserve to be thoroughly investigated.
There is plenty of blame to go around in this case. It's a shocking, and tragic misscarriage that has ruined thousands of lives. Unfortunately I will be shocked if those responsible see anything remotely close to the kind of strong justice and significant punishment they so clearly deserve. This will be one of those cases like that of Jean Charles de Menezes, where the collective spreads the blame thinly enough that somehow no one is held responsible. I hope I'm proved wrong.