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They don't regularly commit crimes though. They commit regulatory violations. There's a big difference. Like getting a parking ticket versus being convicted
by adrr 3y ago
They don't regularly commit crimes though. They commit regulatory violations. There's a big difference. Like getting a parking ticket versus being convicted for a felony. Ones that get convicted like Purdue Pharma are fined so heavily they are forced to close. Or they could just be banned from doing business like Arthur Anderson when they had to surrender their CPA licenses and forgo rights to practice.
- titzer 3y agoSteal a loaf of bread, do hard time. Steal $5 here and there millions of times over from unsuspecting customers with completely made-up junk fees, and it's an FTC fine...after years of haggling in court. The magic of indirection!
- boeingUH60 3y agoNobody does hard time for stealing a loaf of bread, but sure keep ranting..
- financltravsty 3y agoUSSR? China? Malaysia? Saudi Arabia? Iran? USA if the police and DA want to make an example?
- adrr 3y agoI doubt anyone does any jail time for stealing bread unless they are habitual offender(multiple felony convictions) or its aggravated theft(eg: by force/violence). Court cases are public so feel free to prove me wrong.
- financltravsty 3y agoTodd Hutchinson (bread, candy, and a radio -- U.S.A), Elkeno Wallace (hot dog buns -- Bahamas), Jean Valjean (self-evident), numerous gulag victims (see: Solzhenitsyn), unnamed father who got his hand and foot chopped off for stealing a bag of flour in Syria, etc.
- duskwuff 3y ago> Jean Valjean (self-evident) Jean Valjean is a character in a novel, not a real person, and is about as relevant to this discussion as a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk.
- financltravsty 3y agoApparently not self-evident! A.k.a Eugène Vidocq
- mkl 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vido... says he stole a lot of money from his parents' bakery, but wasn't imprisoned for that (though was for plenty of other crimes).
- financltravsty 3y agoYes, he was a criminal since 14 (maybe earlier) -- facing his first stint at that age. It's debatable whether his reputation followed him in those days, having bounced around towns and cities so much. But he did steal bread later on in his life to -- if Hugo is to be accepted a reliable witness -- feed his family at the time. For this he was imprisoned almost immediately, leading to the creation of Jean Valjean.
- ponector 3y agoFrom the past: USSR applied a death sentence for stealing grains from the already harvested field. Nowadays Taliban do hands amputation as punishment for stealing(not sure about stealing bread, though).
- evan_ 3y agoTell that to Jean Valjean.
- BobaFloutist 3y agoI don't know how to tell you this, but Jean Valjean is a fictional character.
- ta1243 3y agoBased on real punishments. And people had their hands chopped off for petty theft too. The historical element is more relevant. In the UK (and perhaps the US) in 1723 it was made illegal to hunt a rabbit - punishable by death.
- evan_ 3y agofine- Aladdin, then
- BobaFloutist 3y agoFair enough
- InCityDreams 3y ago3rd strike law? I knew someone that did 14 days for stealing a frozen chicken. Repeat offender...the judge may have been fed up for all the other crap from previous and decided to go full max.
- financltravsty 3y agoFraud, conspiracy, and wage theft are the common ones that companies commit every day. How many times have people been fraudulently misled about the scope and responsibilities of their roles? How many times have companies misclassified workers or denied overtime pay? How many times have companies lied about their products and services? How many times have big tech companies conspired to keep wages down? How many private equity and pharmaceutical companies have engaged in profiteering? They regularly commit crimes. Though the definition of crime is constantly being patched with loopholes by lobbyists and other well-connected jackals. The Overton window keeps on shifting. It's just a power battle between people more powerful than you.