The issue has always been -- and we have been very transparent about what we have known, when we have known it, and when what we know has changed as more facts have come to light in terms of what was the cause of the attacks, who was responsible, what its relation to the video was, if any.

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Obviously, the annual fee he receives bears no relation to the amount of damage his negligence can cause.

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Despite the police investigation being reopened after 16 years and two inquests, the precise cause of the fire has never been established and nobody has ever been charged in relation to the blaze.

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However, if a pattern develops of penalties that seem to arrive at an arbitrary number instead of one that bears some relation to the harm caused by the offending conduct, that would be cause for concern.

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