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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:22:36 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
> > Ultimately, the ONLY way to hold a company liable is to hold the company
> > officers liable.
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> I disagree, but that's nothing new. :)
> What puzzles me about this whole argument is how you(in the general sense) can
> be advocating person x being responsible for person y's actions? If someone
> else causes a violation of rights, how can I being punished for that if I'm
> not directly linked to their actions? That seems contradictory to the
> underpinnings of libertarian thought.
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> Now, if said company officers can be shown beyond reasonable doubt to be
> responsible, then heck yeah, throw the book at them! But if they're not
> involved, why are they at fault?
But if you don't ultimately hold the company officers liable, then there
is no way to enforce any decision (you can't exactly put a company in
prison), though perhaps you can tie up the company assets.
My point is not that you sue the company officers any time a problem
occurs. My point is that if the issue is not resolved in a reasonable
fashion, you should be able to sue the company officers (or find them in
contempt of court or whatever) in order to force the company to deal
with the issue.
--
Frank Filz
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