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The problem here is nobody will be fired and no one will go to jail for this. It’s like the government is suing itself and paying its own fine to itself. For c
by ninetyninenine 2y ago
The problem here is nobody will be fired and no one will go to jail for this. It’s like the government is suing itself and paying its own fine to itself.
For cases like this a corporation or government body should not be allowed to be an abstraction. The right thing to do is not go after corporations but individuals. It’s unfortunate we don’t do this and I think we should.
- logicchains 2y agoYou've hit the nail on the head. A huge number of the problems in society today stem from how acting for a government or corporation allows people to get away with doing bad things that they'd be punished for it acting as an individual.
- energy123 2y agoIt's about aligning incentives effectively. The fear of jail time for incorrect behavior will work better than anything else.
- ajmurmann 2y agoI always thought it should go one step further. If I'm a government official (politician, judge, police officer, etc) and I commit a crime the damage goes much beyond the damage that would have been incurred if a private citizen had done the same. It undermines societies faith in the system as a while which is ultimately so much worse. The punishments should be accordingly.