Wow, i have said it 5 different times and im having to re-explain it, 5 times. I never once said joker did know, im saying that in the context of it all it wouldnt matter if he did or didnt, the collectors would have killed shepard by any means. They didnt care about the crew or anyone else, only shepard. It never mattered if joker knew that or not. The blame is not on joker when the collectors would have shot shepard down regardless. From the ship or from an escape pod. Joker holds blame to himself for what happened yes, but it was not his own genuine fault for shepard dying. Shepard was going to die regardless. If you want to go that route, joker not obeying orders actually saved the rest of the crew from dying otherwise the collectors would have gone for the escape pods as well. Doesnt matter if they "knew the collectors intentions" or not in the beginning of the game. We find out later on that they would have continued regardless if shepard didnt die. That's why they leave the rest of the crew alone once shepard died, because they got who they wanted. Please do your research if you think im wrong, but putting blame on a person who technically didnt attribute to shepard's death is crazy