“My firm isn’t to blame for the outbreak. The virus is. We didn’t infect the birds. Why should I be charged with negligence?â€
Hideaki Asada, president of Kyoto poultry company Asada Nosan, shortly before his arrest for not reporting the deaths of large numbers of chickens
It would appear that Mr. Asada missed an important day at school when he was a child, as the words taking, responsibility, and for one’s own actions appear to be sadly lacking from his vocabulary.
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