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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:31:27 GMT
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Richard Franks wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:

If, in addition to whatever
the company could be sued for, the president, CEO, board of directors,
and potentially stock holders could be held jointly and severally
liable, companies would never hurt people in ways that could come back
to haunt them.

Does that responsibility follow them from job to job too? What about when
they've retired? If the answer is 'no' to either of them, then I don't think
that will work.

I'd say the answer is yes to both. You don't get to commit a crime, then
just change jobs and use that as a defense.


Richard

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