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Numerous industries go about "business as usual" with zero considerations for human life. The Opioid Pharma trials are the closest thing to justice I have seen
by ArtDev 7y ago
Numerous industries go about "business as usual" with zero considerations for human life.
The Opioid Pharma trials are the closest thing to justice I have seen in my lifetime.
I do hope this is a positive step towards corporate accountability.
God knows we severely need it in the US.
- blunte 7y agoThis might dissuade some bad actors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/23/content_7422983.htm http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-01/23/content_742298...
- autoexec 7y agoThe effect of the death penalty as a deterrent has been studied and found lacking. It seems once you hit a certain threshold of "bad for me" worse punishments like capital punishment don't perform any better. Still, it's not often that I get to say that the Chinese government has the right idea even if in this case they take it too far which is more what I'd expect from them.
- blunte 7y agoDeath penalty as a deterrent may generally be true, but I do believe it would be more effective against white collar executives who often have an obsession with building their private legacies. The thought of an early death as consequence of cheating to reach the top would cause some to consider a slightly more legal/ethical path on their climb.