Corporate crime

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We want to reduce crime companies? Stop the exorbitant fines on large companies! There is a better way.


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Corporate crime? I'm not sure that there is such a thing. If we want to reduce the crimes that are given that lable, and we need to finish impose punitive fines for large companies. The idea is not radical as it sounds.

First of all, when I say that there is no such thing corporate crime, simply means that there are always individuals who commit crimes. With that in mind, you can imagine what is the best way for me to reduce this crime is: Go after the criminals!

Who pays the price of this crime companies? </ B>

Exactly who pays when a large company fined for violating the law? To begin with, and pay equity. Many of these are retirees of innocent people who have money invested with the company and had no idea they were violating the law. Then pay the workers with the loss of jobs, in the case of damage to the financial situation of the company through fines. Who does not pay? Only the criminals - individuals who have chosen to break the law.

And all crimes committed by people, not companies. When a company dumps toxins in the environment, has made a decision of the people to do this (or several people). Individuals make when a company steals from the retirement fund, or violate the rights of workers, those decisions. People commit crimes, companies, not companies.

If you want to stop crime, companies, and start placing individuals who are involved in this crime in prison. Our current system in many cases, company officers, which makes the cost / benefit calculations as to whether the profits from certain crimes are greater than what the fines when add up to. Although the laws are broken, and that it stands little chance of being held personally liable. Why do not we hold them responsible?

Fine for companies to cover the actual costs imposed on others from crime is appropriate. We have to clean up toxic messes, and in other cases, compensate those who suffer from damage. This also means that the shareholders have no reason to be cautious in the selection of those in the Board of Directors. However, the "punitive" fines silly unless it is enforced against individual criminals. Make the person who committed the crime pay the fine.

This is such a radical idea? I do not think so! By the way, and that you think is more likely to deter companies from officer to commit a crime, and a fine paid by the company, and so does not affect his salary, or ten years in prison? The answer to this gives us the answer to the crime of companies.