This is a genuine question.

I have a hard time with this. My righteous side wants him to face an appropriate sentence, but my pessimistic side thinks this might have set a great example for CEOs to always maintain a level of humanity or face unforseen consequences.

P.S. this topic is highly controversial and I want actual opinions so let’s be civil.

And if you’re a mod, delete this if the post is inappropriate or if it gets too heated.

  • Zier
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    367 months ago

    You mean the man who’s company let sick people die by denying proper healthcare, all for the sake of profits? That innocent man? Do not turn this guy in.

      • @GeneralVincent@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        That’s not implied by their logic at all. Not every person is in a position of power like this CEO was, the majority of people don’t have a job that denies people necessary healthcare, and many people will not make the choice to be unethical like this CEO chose.

        I understand, and disagree with, the argument that vigilante justice is completely uncalled for but you’re not doing your argument justice here

      • @CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
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        157 months ago

        If someone’s job is to cause death and suffering and they profit from it then yeah maybe they should face the same.

        Calling what this guy did for a living “just a job” is absurd.

          • @korazail@lemmy.myserv.one
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            67 months ago

            A company where the stated objective was to prioritize profit at the cost of human life. That’s a job to cause death.

            The people working for that company are not likely to be in a position to quit over ethical issues, as they are trying to feed their families, but the CEO of that company made decisions that directly impacted other people lives and likely killed many. If he didn’t want to deny claims for care, he could have resigned. Instead, he profited.

            His job was to cause death. As is the job of all for-profit health care companies.

            • @mke_geek@lemm.ee
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              37 months ago

              You could say the same thing about a manager at McDonald’s. They don’t deserve to die.

      • comfy
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        47 months ago

        That’s obviously not their logic. This is hilarious to read.

    • xigoi
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      37 months ago

      If he’s guilty of a crime, why didn’t you sue him?

          • comfy
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            77 months ago

            No it isn’t. Neither major party has used their power to fix this system. Both have had ample opportunity in the many past decades.

            Due to the dominance of the FPTP system’s spoiler effect and of the two-party system, we can’t reasonably expect a mass shift to third parties. Therefore, of the two viable parties, neither will change the system. No realistic voting behavior indicates support of the broken system - if anything the lowering voter turnout is a general indication that they don’t support the system.

      • @ZeroHora@lemmy.ml
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        197 months ago

        Do you really believe you can win against an army of lawyers paid with an absurd amount of money? Not only that but what the CEO did is legal… is just inhumane

      • @GeneralVincent@lemmy.world
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        57 months ago

        Because crimes should be handled in a criminal court case with real consequences, not a civil case. But that’s not likely to happen.

        So if someone did sue them, and against all odds they won, and the money they received somehow properly compensated for their loss (i.e. a loved ones preventable death), then the company that extracts billions of dollars from Americans every year would lose a couple million. The company would be unaffected and have no meaningful consequences for their willfully unethical behavior. We’d have to have thousands of successful lawsuits to have meaningful consequences.