Originally Posted by The_Jazz

I think that the punishment fits the crime. He should have gotten the permit. He should have made sure that the walls weren't flamable. He should have had fire extinguishers readily available. He never should have set off fireworks in a building with no sprinkler system.

Just because you didn't mean to kill someone doesn't mean that you should walk, in my opinion. If I, for instance, let motor oil leak out of my garage because I'm too lazy to clean it up and someone drives through it and wrecks, I should go to jail since I caused their death.