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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 62 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 45 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Totally. It wasn’t close to being enough. The entire board should have been arrested for fraud, at the very least. At least it wasn’t some laughably low amount like we’re used to, I’m surprised it was even this high.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really wish we'd start prosecuting and imprisoning leadership boards for really anything the company does wrong. It's really amazing the way we let companies just get away with every single thing, I mean how much more predictable could the slide to shittiness be?

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Damn straight.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is exactly why fees would be revenue based. A flat 1% of annual revenue per offense would very quickly get that shit to stop.

[–] courageousstep@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was looking for this comment. ALL fines should run as a percentage of annual income or profits. This includes traffic tickets and other fines.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Didn't a country do speeding tickets as a percent of income?

[–] freely1333@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Talked to the board and my state senator and they are good with this, so long as at every 100 offenses it rolls over back to 0 like an odometer.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Just an operating cost.