Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud charge over 737 Max crashes
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Families of the people who died on the flights five years ago have criticised it as a "sweetheart deal".
  • Modva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    461·
    6 months ago

    Go after the individuals responsible, the company leadership created a culture which maximizes profits over safety.

    By simply fining them we are saying that the cost of human lives can be factored into the cost of business.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      6 months ago

      They’re obeying the shareholders. So long as the corporate veil persists, they’ll keep finding fall guys who will take the risk.

      Yes I am aware of why the corporate veil exists, and it’s a bad reason.

    • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 months ago

      So long as executives have a fiduciary responsibility to generate returns for the shareholders, they can dust their hands of making decisions that kill customers so long as a profit is made.