Regarding point one, I think some people use this excuse too readily. As a single example consider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood http://en.

Regarding point one, I think some people use this excuse too readily. As a single example consider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood IMO if companies want to assert rights as individuals I think it is permissible to expect to some level of common morality. This doesn't mean a company has to act in a compassionate or moral manner, just as an individual, but I see no reason to give a corporation a free pass because they might have shareholders and a profit motive.