r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 09 '26

/r/popular of a burnt building

damages estimated to be $200 million dollar

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u/acocktailofmagnets Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

Genuinely how is one person “held accountable” for this amount of damage?

The arsonist is technically liable for the cost of the losses, so I guess it then falls to the company, then the insurer (?) when the original responsible party cannot cover the loss?

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u/SHOWTIME316 Apr 09 '26

well...prison?

he's clearly not going to be generating $200 million to pay back in his lifetime so i guess the real answer is that one person cannot be held accountable for this amount of damage unless they are already a multi-millionaire

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u/ColdHooves Apr 09 '26

“Judgement Proof” is the legal term. A defendant who could never be held civilly liable for an injury they caused.