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> this should be transported into criminal charges brought against the make-believe CEOs behind the shell companies Ah, but the original proposal was for indiv

by mcherm 12y ago

> this should be transported into criminal charges brought against the make-believe CEOs behind the shell companies Ah, but the original proposal was for individuals to file lawsuits. Individuals cannot press criminal charges -- only the state (in the form of the prosecutor's office) can do that. And the state can not (and SHOULD NOT) use that power to go after individuals because we don't like those people, or because we don't like who they work for, or because we don't like what the companies they work for do. THAT would be abuse of power.

dtech 12y ago
It is fairly common, even necessary, for justice to go after the key figures of businesses that engage in criminal behavior (e.g. Maffia, money laundering companies). Otherwise it would be a type of behavior for which no-one can be held (individually) accountable.
ivanca 12y ago
Working as a lawyer for an extortionist company of this sort does makes you an extortionist. And this is how it works many times, otherwise hitmen could just claim that they were only doing their work for a company.
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