> ... but criminally don't face anywhere near the same levels of punishment.
We generally do not punish corporations harshly for criminal wrongdoing because (1) punishing the corporation mostly harms the shareholders, who aren't responsible because they only have indirect control over the corporation, and (2) the individual employees who commit crimes face criminal prosecution and punishment.
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I regret that my comment was taken as one endorsing corporations or their shareholders profiting from crimes. That was not my intent.
We generally do not punish corporations harshly for criminal wrongdoing because (1) punishing the corporation mostly harms the shareholders, who aren't responsible because they only have indirect control over the corporation, and (2) the individual employees who commit crimes face criminal prosecution and punishment.
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I regret that my comment was taken as one endorsing corporations or their shareholders profiting from crimes. That was not my intent.