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@GeePawHill I think we should stop ascribing human attributes to companies. The corporation didn’t lie/cheat/steal. People did and we shouldn’t let them hide behind a legal entity because _that_ is what corporation’s real purpose—to abstract responsibility from the few rookie in power
@jamie @GeePawHill This makes me think: Why do the people in companies get away with crimes? Why don’t they get punished the same as if they carried out the crime when not employed?
It seems that for most things companies do, the company might get a fine but otherwise there’s little consequence or deterrent for carrying out the crime in the first place.
@jamie @GeePawHill I get that it’s a protection for employees, that they’re not personally liable. So yeah, if they can prove they were coerced into the actions that caused the crime (i.e. their job would have been in danger if they didn’t do it) their punishment may be reduced and that of their manager(s) increased (befehl ist befehl isn’t an excusable defence, after all), but they should still be liable.
@jamie @GeePawHill At least for crimes against consumers, society, and the environment. I’m not as sure about inter-company crime.
Anyway, companies would pretty quickly start making less destructive decisions if person(s) who carried out a crime were liable, along with any manager of the employee who did the crime, who did know or should have known about the crime.
@jamie @GeePawHill Thanks for coming to my TED talk.