Better to just let people get away with whatever they want, right?
I mean, as long as the crime made a lot of money, it can't really be a crime, surely?
I mean, as long as the crime made a lot of money, it can't really be a crime, surely?
I hope you apply the same rubric to shoplifting, drug posession, and the dozens of other non-violent crimes that get people put in jail regularly. Otherwise this is just a justification for keeping power unaccountable.
If you make the fine large enough to actually matter, it would probably affect people working at the company who had nothing to do with the illegal activity. So maybe you should figure out who said 'OK' to the stuff, and who implemented it, and then put them in prison. Maybe then other companies won't do similar things.
I don't know if it would work, but the sentiment doesn't necessarily come from moral indignation or "retributivism".
As far as fines being incentives, if the fine is large enough it will work. Make it so shareholders feel the pain and the board will hold the executives accountable. Then you'll get the necessary feedback to curb these actions.
Like, say, not going to prison? You know, the main incentive used for regular people? Just spitballing here.