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Honestly, I think these are the varieties of crimes where capital punishment should apply - while a violent offender might be one day rehabilitated, someone who feels it’s ok to loot billions at the expense of their fellow man deserves to suffer schaphism.

The harm is infinitely greater - and we seemingly live in a world where this behaviour is more often than not rewarded with high office and plaudits.




I have a different perspective.

If someone commits fraud to the tune of $27B, that mainly means they just outfoxed rich people out of their money.

A lot more harm lies in a legally made $27B.




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