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Heard someone saying "What took so long?" in my office. I pointed out that the Enron scandal events started in the 90s, started making news in 2001, and Skilli
by __jal 8y ago
Heard someone saying "What took so long?" in my office.
I pointed out that the Enron scandal events started in the 90s, started making news in 2001, and Skilling was sentenced in 2006.
The wheels of justice grind slowly.
- munk-a 8y agoThere's a difference though - in the US those wheels never really grind, so, I was assuming nothing would ever come from this... Apparently Germany actually likes justice and laws though?
- Thrymr 8y agoJeffrey Skilling in fact served 12 years in federal prison. The wheels did grind eventually.
- ionised 8y agoAnd how many people who have done worse have received similar punishments since?
- jupp0r 8y agoNot sure what you are talking about, the US jailed a VW executive in 2017 already [1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/dec/06/oliver-schmidt-jailed-volkswagen-emissions-scam-seven-years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/dec/06/oliver-schm...
- snovv_crash 8y agoThe wheels of justice grind slowly, but mince very finely.