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The article says 10 employees and contractors accepted the bribes but this seems to be focused on those paying. I hope they also go after those accepting the b
by SomewhatLikely 6y ago
The article says 10 employees and contractors accepted the bribes but this seems to be focused on those paying. I hope they also go after those accepting the bribes.
- newcomputer 6y agoAgreed. Accepting the bribe seems to be a worse offense than offering it. I'm not sure why the employees were not indicted.
- dylan604 6y agoI didn't accept a bribe. I went to the restroom, and when I came back there was suddenly an envelope full of cash on my desk. None of my co-workers knew anything about it, so I just assumed 'lucky me'. The timing of approving those plans is just coincidental. I was going to approve them anyways.
- coredog64 6y agoThere’s a weird dynamic in bribes. If I offer you a bribe and you don’t take it, I can still claim that you did. Or I can muddy the waters by claiming that you asked for it. One idea I’ve seen is that it should be legal to accept a bribe but not offer or solicit one. On taking the bribe, your legal protection is conditional on handing over the bribe to the appropriate authorities. There’s still some game theory at work, but you’ve at least given people that are susceptible to bribes some additional power.
- danielheath 6y agoIf you get to keep the bribe only once the briber is found guilty, it gets even more tempting.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoMy personal gut reaction is to avoid touching dirty money at all costs. Life’s too short to try and explain that to a law enforcement professional with no imagination.
- sumedh 6y agoOr you can use the dirty money and hire high profile lawyers and just get a slap on the wrist, pay a small fine and move on.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoIn some places, they slap you on the wrist with a sword.
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