How many individual engineers do you suppose get prosecuted for making errors--even careless ones? I'm guessing very few in the West. And I'm not even sure lopping off a head here and there to encourage the others is even a good idea.

> How many individual engineers do you suppose get prosecuted for making errors--even careless ones?

Not many but is that because they don't get sued or because professionals who face consequences for negligence make fewer stupid decisions?

I would assume that engineers, at least in the US, are far more concerned about getting fired/eased out than prosecuted if they do stupid things given that companies can do so pretty easily.

Would you say the same is true for a lawyer? Are they more worried about being fired from a law firm than being sued for malpractice and being disbarred? If not, why would engineers be different?

I would assume that being disbarred has a pretty high standard of misconduct as opposed to simply not making partner or whatever level of action makes maintaining employment at a large law firm practical.

Look at Sarbanes-Oxley for precedent. Management has to be made liable for sufficient cultural shift to occur.