Jay, you really don't get it do you.
People lose money to cons in this market every day. Like a police force can not stop every robbery or murder before it happens so too is the case with regulators. The SEC investigate crimes that have been committed, they don't stop crimes before they are committed. With regards to Spongetech, the SEC stepped in many months ago (September) and warned shareholders. The fact that you did not listen to them is not their fault, it is yours and it would be nice if you took responsibility for that.
The signs that Spongetech was a con was as bright and glaring as it possibly could get. Penny stocks are a high enough risk to begin with and investors are warned about how ripe they are for cons by the SEC. Investors who don't even understand the markets, how they operate, or have the intelligence to research properly the materials should not be investing in the highest risk area but they do. These are the same type fools that sign a petition as "anonymous" and think they are going to be taken seriously.