Quote:If I kill someone, either by negligence or intent, but I am an overall decent guy, should I walk?
Weighing the good against such flagrant misconduct is beside the point.
Again with the straw man. No one here has argued that the pharmaceutical companies should not be prosecuted when they deliberately do something wrong. They do not "walk". If there is an accidental case of a bad batch or something went wrong, there will be an investigation into criminal negligence, or criminal intent, even up to manslaughter or murder. But not without evidence.
If you run over a person by accident and there is nothing you could do to avoid it, there will be an investigation and with a high probability you will be acquitted of any charges. If it turns out you were deliberately driving into that person, or were DUI at the time, you don't. Intent has to be proven first though. How much punishment one might get varies on the situation.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
