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Evil intent and design responsibility.

Bart Kemper1

  • 1Kemper Imageering, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA. bkemper@kemperimageering.com

Science and Engineering Ethics
|May 22, 2004
PubMed
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Recent mass casualty attacks highlight the need to consider "evil intent" in design. Incorporating this, alongside natural disasters, enhances safety for buildings, vehicles, and equipment.

Area of Science:

  • Engineering and Public Safety
  • Risk Assessment and Design

Background:

  • Recent mass casualty events underscore the vulnerability of benign objects when used with malicious intent.
  • Existing design considerations address natural disasters and user error but often overlook deliberate harmful actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the inclusion of "evil intent" as a critical design consideration in engineering and safety standards.
  • To propose a framework for integrating risk assessment of malicious use into the design process for various items.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of recent mass casualty attacks involving non-traditional weapons.
  • Comparative review of existing design codes and standards for disaster resilience and user safety.
  • Conceptual development of incorporating "evil intent" into design requirements.

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Main Results:

  • Identified a gap in current design standards regarding deliberate harmful use of everyday objects.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of treating "evil intent" analogous to natural disaster risks in design.
  • Proposed that "evil intent" should be codified into design standards for buildings, vehicles, and equipment.

Conclusions:

  • "Evil intent" must be recognized and addressed in design processes to mitigate public safety risks.
  • Updates to codes and standards are necessary to clarify design parameters for intentional harm.
  • Expert assessment is crucial for identifying and mitigating "evil intent" risks where codified requirements are absent.