And the job of every corporate employee -- and especially corporate officers -- is to maximize profit, however that is achieved. Two scenarios that have seriou

And the job of every corporate employee -- and especially corporate officers -- is to maximize profit, however that is achieved. Two scenarios that have serious, counter-productive effects upon society. Police used to non infrequently be called "peace officers" ("officers of the peace"). We used to use the term, with at least some genuine meaning, "good corporate citizen". Assign skewed metrics, and you'll get skewed results. Judging someone solely on their arrest record, or on the financial profit they acquire, misses much of what people contribute in life -- or don't.