by analog31 on 5/25/25, 6:05 PM
One way of holding corporations accountable is by lifting the limitation of liability as a penalty for extreme misconduct. Liability limitation is kind of the mother of all entitlements.
by A_Duck on 5/25/25, 6:15 PM
I always find it interesting when legal opinions cite other countries’ precedents
It makes sense because it maximises the hit-rate of finding a relevant precedent, and kind of creates a global system of common law.
Countries with newer legal systems (like Canada) can bootstrap centuries of precedent this way. Nearly a third of Canadian Supreme Court judgements cite foreign precedent!
by cheschire on 5/25/25, 6:01 PM
The opposite questions are more interesting. Can corporations truly be held accountable? Could we institute a corporation death penalty?
by great_wubwub on 5/25/25, 5:58 PM
So a corporation can do bad things like poison entire communities and get out of trouble by slipping the president some money? And that's how the framers intended this to work?
We sure have come a long way since "by the people, for the people". It's the capitalist version of buying indulgences (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence). Sounds like it's time for 95 Theses II: Electric Boogaloo.
by GarnetFloride on 5/25/25, 6:01 PM
Can a corporation be arrested? Jailed? Executed?
About the only thing I see that can be done to a corporation is to be bankrupted.
by pfdietz on 5/25/25, 6:33 PM
I worry more about government officials engaging in illegal acts. "Qualified immunity", my ass.
by trollbridge on 5/25/25, 5:49 PM
A better question is "Do corporations really face any real penalties for criminal convictions"? (No, they don't.)
by lyind on 5/25/25, 6:24 PM
AI: I am the company and the company is me. It's the shape of my existence.
by ChrisMarshallNY on 5/25/25, 8:57 PM
Unfortunately, Betteridge's Law does not apply here.
It's rather discouraging to see the list.