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Exactly, and the lack of deterrence is why corporate executives just do whatever they want as long as the fines aren't a significant amount compared to the profit from wrongdoing. I bet if prison time was actually on the table, we'd suddenly have corporate executives that acted ethically and within the law.


I think public floggings a la Starship Troopers would go a long way towards encouraging more social behavior. Much better than sending people to prison.




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