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Corporations are ultimately just people; a large group of people.

Think of what would happen if we punished the hell out of Marriot. Many of those people could lose their jobs and be unable to provide for their families, for something that didn’t really have much to do with them other than they chose to work at the wrong corporation.

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This line of reasoning can be used to defend virtually any conduct from a business that employs many people, and that alone should disqualify it from discourse. But in this case the ideal punishment would be unlikely to result in any real damage to careers, just would incentivize Marriot and other hotels to avoid a repeat of this.

Most bankruptcies don’t result in liquidation, just total loss for shareholders and a haircut for creditors.

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