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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 10:18 PM Jan 2015

"I’m tired of reading these phrases, “Nobody was fired for…"

“Nobody has been prosecuted for…” or “None of the perpetrators are in jail for…” and of course, “Technically it was legal.”
Who do you want to see get their comeuppance? Are you doing anything now to make that happen? If it happens, would you be satisfied, or would you want more? I didn’t say justice, but comeuppance. (I like the word, I used to challenge a friend of mine to use it, which was hard since he wrote mostly about CAD/CAM products.)

In 2015 I want to see photos of perp-walks and hear about sentences that fit the crimes. I want to read about a high-level person going to jail because his abused underlings rolled on him and the prosecutor needed a bigger fish to fry. I want to read stories about the people and systems that weren’t subverted with the right amount of lying, lawyering, lobbying and lucre.

I also crave the old-timey ripple effect of justice. When justice is carried out, it is supposed to change people’s behavior. Not just on the people who got punished, but the people around them."

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"I’m tired of reading these phrases, “Nobody was fired for…" (Original Post) midnight Jan 2015 OP
Quite simply, start from the top tech3149 Jan 2015 #1
Jamie Dimon doing a perp walk..... irisblue Jan 2015 #2
Amen !! beemer27 Jan 2015 #3
Mr. Hall of the job-creation agency that lost millions of dollars and left millions unemployed is midnight Jan 2015 #4
NEWS: WISCONSIN CENTERS BLOCKED 1.7 MILLION UNEMPLOYMENT CALLS midnight Jan 2015 #5
Soo true! K&R! hue Jan 2015 #6

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
1. Quite simply, start from the top
Fri Jan 2, 2015, 10:45 PM
Jan 2015

Those who have done the most harm to the most people should be the first to suffer karma. They should be the first and most important to serve as an example to others.
What better life lesson than to see someone who soared to great heights without consideration of others see the scales of justice follow the pendulum effect.

beemer27

(460 posts)
3. Amen !!
Sat Jan 3, 2015, 09:38 AM
Jan 2015

If one of us little guys would rip someone off for a grand or two, there would be prison time of years. These scummy bastards stole billions, and got promotions and bonuses. There are too many people playing both sides of the fence in government and finance. We need some new faces, and some honest people who are not scared to tackle one of the big guys. If a few of the Wall street elite would end up doing hard time, it would make the rest of them actually try to obey the law instead of figuring ways to skirt it.

midnight

(26,624 posts)
5. NEWS: WISCONSIN CENTERS BLOCKED 1.7 MILLION UNEMPLOYMENT CALLS
Sat Jan 3, 2015, 02:07 PM
Jan 2015

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new state report says state Department of Workforce Development call centers blocked almost 1.7 million calls from people looking to claim unemployment benefits in the year that ended June 30. The Legislative Audit Bureau issued findings Tuesday showing that DWD placed people in ...



http://www.news.nom.co/wisconsin-centers-blocked-1-7-14212370-news/
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