So in other words, the law fails us once again. If we had serious criminal penalties for taking bribes (and other executive "white collar" crimes) this wouldn't

So in other words, the law fails us once again. If we had serious criminal penalties for taking bribes (and other executive "white collar" crimes) this wouldn't be the case. Since we can't and won't implement reasonable criminal justice policies in the US, how about a mandatory minimum of 10 (or 20, who's counting at this point?) years in jail for any executive taking a bribe without the possibility of parole? For every violation. And three strikes, you're out. I guarantee you'd see a change quickly. Or, at least, more rich white men in prison. And some would go in for life from the start (3 strikes). It goes without saying that upon such a conviction, all assets would be seized and these people would not be allowed even a dollar to go towards their lawyers. Just in case you had thoughts they'd get off because of high-priced lawyers ... And just to top it all off, when you can't prove the case against the executive who took bribes, you throw his wife in jail for 20-30 years because she doesn't know what's going on and can't rat out the higher ups.