Otter@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoBoeing pleads guilty to a criminal fraud charge · BBC News - Worldwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down11
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkBoeing pleads guilty to a criminal fraud charge · BBC News - Worldwww.bbc.comOtter@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareModva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down1·29 days agoGo after the individuals responsible, the company leadership created a culture which maximizes profits over safety. By simply fining them we are saying that the cost of human lives can be factored into the cost of business.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·29 days agoThey’re obeying the shareholders. So long as the corporate veil persists, they’ll keep finding fall guys who will take the risk. Yes I am aware of why the corporate veil exists, and it’s a bad reason.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·29 days agoSo long as executives have a fiduciary responsibility to generate returns for the shareholders, they can dust their hands of making decisions that kill customers so long as a profit is made.
Go after the individuals responsible, the company leadership created a culture which maximizes profits over safety.
By simply fining them we are saying that the cost of human lives can be factored into the cost of business.
They’re obeying the shareholders. So long as the corporate veil persists, they’ll keep finding fall guys who will take the risk.
Yes I am aware of why the corporate veil exists, and it’s a bad reason.
So long as executives have a fiduciary responsibility to generate returns for the shareholders, they can dust their hands of making decisions that kill customers so long as a profit is made.