CEO arrested and corporation held liable!

[cynatnite]

No, it's not Exxon. It's not BP. It's not Massey Energy or any other corporaton that ruined the environment, cost people their jobs and their lives.

It's a company in Hungary that is responsible for the toxic sludge. The state is going to take control of the company and the CEO has been arrested.

I can't imagine living in a country where CEOs and corporatons are held responsible for the actions of their companies.

[abelenkpe]

1. wow.

Wish that happened more often.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Wish it happened here

[jtrockville]

3. How utterly civilized.

[malaise]

6. EU law is serious business

Don't mess with the Danube. The Hungarians know that the EU will back them. We were discussing this here in Jamaica because we are very vulnerable to bauxite sludge and we damn well know that no one would be fired.

[alittlelark]

4. Must be nice to live in such a place.....sigh.

[Bozita]

5. see my sig line ...

below

[Bluenorthwest]

7. You mean they are not going to turn the page and look forward?

Wow.

[the redcoat]

8. If they did that here

there wouldn't be any more corporations!

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. And that would be a bad thing?

:evilgrin:

[obxhead]

27. I think the corporation would still rule.

We are run by a Capitalist system.

It would force corporations to maintain some responsibility. They wouldn't be angels though. There would still be a cost benefit analysis associated with every choice when it comes to safety in all forms.

[RKP5637]

9. Can you imagine the long line if CEOs/corps were held accountable in this country. The

courts would never get through the backlog.

[MedicalAdmin]

19. I can imagine it. And it wouldn't take long. And hear's how.

Close your eyes and imagine along with me. The legal model we will be imagining is the same one that handled foreclosure proceedings in Florida . 90 seconds a case.

Bank of America . 90 seconds. Chase. 90 seconds. We could have it wrapped up in a day.

[FreakinDJ]

10. Hungary - Where Exit Poles are accurate and Corporations liable

WOW - what a concept

[Odin2005]

11. K&R

[spanone]

12. yep, that coal ash dam that broke in kingston, tenn was a tva deal

nobody has been held responsible

nobody will be

[arcane1]

13. If that had happened here...

the company would have to pay a fine (the company, not the people working there) that would reduce their stock price by .5% for a week, then everything would be back to normal. The people responsible would suffer nothing at all.

"Corporate Personhood" reduces we actual humans to 2/5 of a person.

[Bozita]

16. If that had happened here, a GOPer from Texas would be apologizing to him

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. I assure you there will be right-wing wailing and gnashing of teeth.

In Hungary and elsewhere.

[laughingliberal]

15. K & R nt

[MrScorpio]

17. Amen!

[The Uncola]

18. I must respectfully disagree.

I can most definitely imagine living in a country where CEOs and corporatons are held responsible for the actions of their companies and if our government won't do it... well...

[demodonkey]

20. Bet they have single-payer healthcare too. nt

[Land Shark]

21. Interesting contrast. There were "criminal" antitrust pleas recently, but no prison time as far as

I know. Saw/Posted a thread on the antitrust rice fixing involving airline cargo prices in latest breaking about a month ago. So, there still seems to be a difference between Hungary and BP/PG&E/airlines, etc.

[BreweryYardRat]

22. Fantastic. That sort of policy needs to be instituted here.

Gross corruption should be punished, not rewarded.

[femrap]

23. Hungary....

a nation of Justice For All.

[benld74]

25. Sorry but they let him go folk. No Evidence his lawyer said. Ever hear that before?

[dkofos]

26. That would NEVER happen in this country.

[spanone]

28. he's been released with no charges

[McCamy Taylor]

29. They perp walked a CEO? Must be a remnant of communism.

[Overseas]

30. K&R. Very well said. //nt