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I don't really understand the mentality of people who do this sort of criminal activity. If he'd stopped after, say, $5m and just retired he'd probably have man
by onion2k 3mo ago
I don't really understand the mentality of people who do this sort of criminal activity. If he'd stopped after, say, $5m and just retired he'd probably have managed to get away with it. Continuing to such a ridiculous degree through sheer greed led him to a death sentence. That's just plain stupid.
- mothballed 3mo agoOnce you start high-profile criminal activity you have to keep doing it to pay off the right people, as soon as you retire you're fucked.
- csours 3mo agoThis is load bearing guanxi
- starik36 3mo agoThink of Breaking Bad. His wife literally asked him this same question. When is it enough? It's a mentality where you can't stop.
- iamacyborg 3mo agoBreaking Bad is a work of fiction.
- toephu2 3mo agoYup, it's called greed. It's a part of human nature. That's one reason societies create laws and penalties: to discourage harmful behavior and keep that instinct in check.
- lonely_wanderer 3mo agoIn for a penny, in for a pound. Unless you are extremely crafty, you don’t get to retire from this sort of criminality. Everyone who enabled you wants more and you have a semi-permanent metaphorical sword hanging over your head.
- vitally3643 3mo agoOr you use your single digit millions of currency to buy an island and retire for a decade or two while everyone forgets you exist
- greenavocado 3mo agoOne does not simply move money out of China
- Retric 3mo agoThe options increase when you’re already breaking the law.
- greenavocado 3mo agoThey will send people after you at some point like they did to Vadym Yermolaiev
- IAmBroom 3mo agoChina killed him?
- greenavocado 3mo agoHis own people tried to
- arkhiver 3mo agoCryptocurrency or GPUs. Both are fairly easy to obtain and even easier to move out.
- onion2k 3mo agoUnless you are extremely crafty, you don’t get to retire from this sort of criminality. He got away with it for 30 years. That shows at least some level of craftiness.
- jjk166 3mo agoIt's the wielding of power which is intoxicating, the monetary amount just illustrates how many decisions he could personally influence.
- throwaway27448 3mo agoPeople get away with this all the time—you just only hear about the stupid ones.
- __patchbit__ 3mo ago$2 million in cash flushed down the toilet, manually, that clogged the sanitation system was a very stupid funny one.
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- d5lt5 3mo agoThe culture of bribes is a bit different in China. 'Mutually assured corruption' describes the situation better.
- tobinfekkes 3mo agoI think your logic makes sense, if this was both logical and about the money. But it seems to be more about greed, discontentment, and "more". There is no limit to "more".
- toephu2 3mo agoIt's called greed, as you aptly pointed out.
- cess11 3mo agoThis kind of crime means you develop a network around you that won't stop having expectations of you just because you think you have enough for your eventual retirement. They'll basically be your friends, partners and coworkers. Making a sudden change in how you associate with each other can have rather negative consequences, ranging from anxiety to them trying to murder you.