> I just don't understand how it made it past all of the ethical filters that someone in a leadership position should have, and how that failing never manifeste

> I just don't understand how it made it past all of the ethical filters that someone in a leadership position should have, and how that failing never manifested itself sooner. Ethical filters? They're probably less likely than you think. There's a not-uncommon idea that the sole ethical obligation of a business is to make money for its shareholders, and this soulless scumbag seems to be thinking that way. This guy's professional mistake probably just saying the quiet part loud, not so much thinking what he did or acting on that strategy.