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I'd consider that an exception that proves the rule
by moolcool 3y ago
I'd consider that an exception that proves the rule
- ben_w 3y agoYou shouldn't consider it the exception. The rich are usually not so narcissistic they will only let sycophants work for them, so they dot their i's and cross their t's correctly. There's a lot of room for being sneaky in ways most of us disapprove of before it crosses into criminal. However, we've also had Bernie Madoff and… wow, this is a long list of American politicians convicted of fraud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_politicians_convicted_of_fraud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_politicians_... I've only noticed four overlap on the subcategory of mail and wire fraud, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Politicians_convicted_of_mail_and_wire_fraud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Politicians_convicted... And at the time of writing, this list is disjoint also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Politicians_convicted_of_honest_services_fraud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Politicians_convicted... (Though looking at the details, that isn't what I would've expected from the description "American politicians convicted of" as a Canadian is included; technically yes, and I won't speak either way as to if I think you should count that).
- uberman 3y agoHow many rich people went to jail for Enron, how many for the savings and loan crisis? How can anyone go to jail for drugs when none of the Sacklers have?
- ben_w 3y agoEnron is a terrible example given they did have a trial and even multiple convictions, just that some were undone on technicalities — including in one case "dying of a heart attack before exhausting all appeals".