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If corporations are people (remember that Supreme Court ruling?) then Boeing should be held criminally liable for their missteps
by jostmey 3y ago
If corporations are people (remember that Supreme Court ruling?) then Boeing should be held criminally liable for their missteps
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> remember that Supreme Court ruling Corporate personhood is a centuries-old legal concept [1], finding first mention at the Supreme Court in the 19th century. > then Boeing should be held criminally liable They were charged in 2021, and entered into a deferred-prosecution agreement after paying a $2.5bn fine [2]. It appears the DoJ is already looking into the Alaska Airlines blow-out [3]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood [2] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-conspiracy-and-agrees-pay-over-25-billion https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-... [3] https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/justice-department-opens-probe-interviews-crew-in-alaska-airlines-blowout-d4cdfa6d?mod=hp_lead_pos1 https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/justice-department-ope...
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- flandish 3y agoExactly why I have been calling for all shareholders to be held criminally responsible.