I Jack. They don’t call them Government Motors for nothing. They got bailed out to save union jobs and they have been making defective cars which cause deaths. Why should they be held accountable for criminal conduct after they were concealing and hiding the defects and not recalling vehicles when they knew the vehicles were not safe? What a joke on the American People.
Let me get this straight. You want to protect and preserve minimum wage jobs that perpetuate poverty and contribute to obesity, especially in children, but want to eliminate jobs that pay a living wage, provide health care and are the true backbone of our country and the middle class?
Let’s not forget about all of the suppliers to GM and those jobs
Mr. Bharara may be correct in asserting Federal Law is limited in this area-in that the crimes might be limited to ” fraud and hiding information from a regulator”. However, State Law is another matter. Homicide is a general intent crime- death that is a direct likely and probable consequence of one’ actions is sufficient for a charge up to 2nd Degree Murder. GM’s consent would equally be admissible- so let the States file those charges. Unfortunately, past behavior already has demonstrated how lazy and incompetent the States can be. 124 and counting are dead. The GM settlement allows Corporate criminals to price a life at $2mm each. How despicable!
So we’re supposed to believe that government involvement with GM is not a factor in the inability to prosecute and “we have silos” is now a legitimate defense even when people are dead? We have met the enemy and he is us!
If I commit murder, I’m going to jail and won’t be able to make an income. Why not make it the same for the corporations.
Corporations won the right to be ‘persons’ so they could participate in those great PAC’s. Let’s put the corporation in ‘prison’ for the murders. They won’t be able to make their cars until released. Perhaps that will make corporations think twice.
It would be wonderful if we could easily prosecute or shut down GM. Who will take up their defense contracts. We did not just save them to protect unions. We also need them to produce autos for FBI, Secret Service, the Military, and other law enforcement. Just a thought. I don’t agree with them escaping prosecution, but they have a lot of protections for complicated reasons.
Crain, all we have to do is prosecute the perps who made the decisions that led to this awful situation. There can’t be that many of them. It would send a great message that people like this are put away for their crimes against the American People. I can also think of some politicians who need to be in prison right about now. One is running for President.
Because they were too busy making clocks?
Lean Forward AMERICA !
I Jack. They don’t call them Government Motors for nothing. They got bailed out to save union jobs and they have been making defective cars which cause deaths. Why should they be held accountable for criminal conduct after they were concealing and hiding the defects and not recalling vehicles when they knew the vehicles were not safe? What a joke on the American People.
Agent,
Let me get this straight. You want to protect and preserve minimum wage jobs that perpetuate poverty and contribute to obesity, especially in children, but want to eliminate jobs that pay a living wage, provide health care and are the true backbone of our country and the middle class?
Let’s not forget about all of the suppliers to GM and those jobs
For the record, I am anti-union.
Mr. Bharara may be correct in asserting Federal Law is limited in this area-in that the crimes might be limited to ” fraud and hiding information from a regulator”. However, State Law is another matter. Homicide is a general intent crime- death that is a direct likely and probable consequence of one’ actions is sufficient for a charge up to 2nd Degree Murder. GM’s consent would equally be admissible- so let the States file those charges. Unfortunately, past behavior already has demonstrated how lazy and incompetent the States can be. 124 and counting are dead. The GM settlement allows Corporate criminals to price a life at $2mm each. How despicable!
So we’re supposed to believe that government involvement with GM is not a factor in the inability to prosecute and “we have silos” is now a legitimate defense even when people are dead? We have met the enemy and he is us!
“it is lawful for an automaker’s employees to put a potentially deadly product on the market”
Did I read this correctly? If so how is this possible and who agreed to it?
If I commit murder, I’m going to jail and won’t be able to make an income. Why not make it the same for the corporations.
Corporations won the right to be ‘persons’ so they could participate in those great PAC’s. Let’s put the corporation in ‘prison’ for the murders. They won’t be able to make their cars until released. Perhaps that will make corporations think twice.
It would be wonderful if we could easily prosecute or shut down GM. Who will take up their defense contracts. We did not just save them to protect unions. We also need them to produce autos for FBI, Secret Service, the Military, and other law enforcement. Just a thought. I don’t agree with them escaping prosecution, but they have a lot of protections for complicated reasons.
Crain, all we have to do is prosecute the perps who made the decisions that led to this awful situation. There can’t be that many of them. It would send a great message that people like this are put away for their crimes against the American People. I can also think of some politicians who need to be in prison right about now. One is running for President.