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Volaris

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7. Agreed. If the state puts a person in jail, at a minimum, it means you dont get paid for time served.

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 08:40 AM

Mar 27

For un-jailable corporate entities, the criminal fine should be equal to the 'time served' in terms of profit, only retroactively.

Meaning, if a company is found guilty of a crime for which you or I would get 24 months, the minimum fine applied should not be less than whatever that company posted as profit for the last 2 years.

Laws are only a deterrent when the consequences of breaking them actually HURT.

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14- y.o. kids found working at TN John Deere supplier factory [View all] Tanuki Mar 27 OP

Sort of. limbicnuminousity Mar 27 #1

I wonder why they withheld what they were doing exactly. cstanleytech Mar 27 #2

$300k ... not enough to deter a repeat offense live love laugh Mar 27 #3

Agreed. If the state puts a person in jail, at a minimum, it means you dont get paid for time served. Volaris Mar 27 #7

Union shop? czarjak Mar 27 #4

Probably not ornotna Mar 27 #5

You're kidding, right? Emile Mar 27 #6

Seriously. czarjak Mar 29 #8