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I'm glad some laws are finally applying appropriate punishments for corporate malfeasance. Until we start giving jail time to executives who willfully and openl

I'm glad some laws are finally applying appropriate punishments for corporate malfeasance. Until we start giving jail time to executives who willfully and openly violate laws, we don't have a chance of stopping the onslaught of corporate lawlessness. The punishments we give are too harsh on petty crimes committed by the poor and powerless, but far to lenient on the vast crimes of the rich and powerful.

jessaustin 5y ago
"The poor and powerless" can't afford legal representation (and public defenders are notoriously poorly funded), so they're easier to prosecute. They also can't afford lobbyists, so they didn't write the laws in the first place. I was pleased to learn that the new supreme court nominee has worked as a public defender.