• Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
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    5 hours ago

    Penalties that are lower than profits encourage companies to rob consumers again in the future.

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      “When the punishment for the crime is less than the profits made committing the crime, that is legal immunity. It’s a very, very loud signal in a system of democracy that says, ‘Do it again, only this time, leverage more!’“ - Andreas Antonopoulos

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      5 hours ago

      Yes. Should have been something simple like “pay back every customer you fucked over the money they were robbed + how much that money would have made on the stock market since you stole it”

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        3 hours ago

        That’s still just compensatory damages. They need punitive damages on top of that!

  • Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    So they’re going to knock it off with their stupid subscription model software though, right? Right?