Disaster starts a standard series of rituals, solemn statements by the authorities of no fear or favour in the investigation, prime ministers and presidents expressing their anguish, announcements of monetary compensation for the dead and injured, police reports about flagrant violations and arrests, sage media comment about the cost of ignoring rules, and so forth. After a while, it all fades from the public gaze, and everything returns to the default until the next time, when it’s rinse a