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When are we going to start imprisoning people, I wonder.

• smt88 11mo ago
  It's bizarre that the right wing wants to execute people convicted of a single murder, but tobacco and opioid execs, responsible for millions of deaths, don't receive jail time or even fines.
  • nielsbot 11mo ago
    capitalism is our natural environment. like the air we breathe. how can you punish it?
    • titzer 11mo ago
      Can't you see the billionaires sprouting in the Spring? Didn't you know they spread their delicate flowers just like Jasmine has for millions of years? /s
• onli 11mo ago
  Right. This is not an area of fines. This is a criminal conspiracy with intent to kill on a wide scale. Absolutely deserving of prison for everyone involved.
• franktankbank 11mo ago
  In this economy? We have people murdering CEOs for free!
  • antonvs 11mo ago
    Are you saying Mangione should be tried for illegal dumping of assassination services?
• expedition32 11mo ago
  Yep. There was a company in my country that got a hefty bill after they contaminated a river for a few decades. They simply decided to go bankrupt and leave the country. Apparently corporations can spin up subsidiaries that are legally siloed.
• frmersdog 11mo ago
  When the alternative is regular and predictable violence. The corporate elite who don't cause issues will vouch for a stronger rule of law wrt their actions, out of fear of becoming an undeserving victim of the zeitgeist. It's better to get dragged into court and be able to prove that you didn't do anything wrong (or even to actually face that prison term), than to get dragged into the street and not see the next sunrise. I do think that Thompson and Kirk are finally opening some eyes to the possibilities, on both sides.
• hermitcrab 11mo ago
  When their employers stop giving freebies to politicians?
• 11101010001100 11mo ago
  Pay the fine and Pay for pardon is the business du jour.