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Before trying to explain why you think business executives aren't being prosecuted for criminal conduct, can you first point to a reliable source of data that i
by Gormo 5mo ago
Before trying to explain why you think business executives aren't being prosecuted for criminal conduct, can you first point to a reliable source of data that indicates that this is actually happening, and isn't just a myth reinforced by online echo chambers?
Anecdotally, most of the large corporate scandals that involved actual criminal conduct that I'm aware of did result in prosecutions and, often, convictions of the culpable parties. For example, Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff, and Elizabeth Holmes all went to jail.
- underlipton 5mo ago2008 happened. You could also just look for examples of officials trying to explain why they won't bring charges against banking officials. https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400908 https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx... https://www.propublica.org/article/why-havent-bankers-been-punished-just-read-these-insider-sec-emails https://www.propublica.org/article/why-havent-bankers-been-p... https://www.npr.org/2011/07/13/137789065/why-prosecutors-dont-go-after-wall-street https://www.npr.org/2011/07/13/137789065/why-prosecutors-don... I should state that this reply is mostly for other people reading our comment thread, as I can think of no adult American who would present your argument in good faith.