4 ms·
You can charge a company with RICO? Maybe we can charge a political party then.
by ep103 7y ago
You can charge a company with RICO? Maybe we can charge a political party then.
- derision 7y agoThe Democrats?
- tharne 7y agoU.S. law says corporations are people. People can be charged with RICO. It may be weird, but it's consistent.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoCorporations are people mainly when it’s convenient. I am not aware of a company being sent to jail or sentenced to death. Regular persons can’t always settle things by paying a big (or small) fine.
- tharne 7y ago> Corporations are people mainly when it’s convenient Exactly. Right now it's convenient for the DOJ that Huawei is a person and can be charged with RICO. Frankly I'm glad to see the "corporations are people" farce being used for good for once.
- kube-system 7y agoThe corporate death penalty (i.e. judicial dissolution) is a thing in the US, but is very rarely used. https://www.nytimes.com/1889/11/08/archives/against-the-sugar-trust-decision-of-the-supreme-court-general-term.html https://www.nytimes.com/1889/11/08/archives/against-the-suga...
- gruez 7y ago>RICO >Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act A corporation is an organization. Also, if you go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act#Famous_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corru..., there's list of instances of companies and even government agencies being charged.