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Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by x0x0 on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:27PM (#10335092)
Well, I believe that there will obviously be an effort to scapegoat some low level suckers, and, as such, the whole effort is garbage.

The basic principle is liar's reports are worthless. When reporters want to create a particular outcome (no executives should do hard time), what you end up with is fundamentally dishonest. And since we have reasonable doubts about the integrity of the investigation -- it's being performed by employees of the original deceivers -- the whole thing is garbage. You can't take it and unshade it a little bit; people who have proved their untrustworthiness simply cannot be trusted. Not just a little bit; not at all.

ps -- what constitutes a believable report? One done by criminal investigative services belonging to a country where the government doesn't own a major stake in the company being investigated.

Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by the_mitsuhiko on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:39PM (#10335165)
Neither of the people mentioned are low level suckers.
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by x0x0 on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:43PM (#10335197)
they're not the ceo and/or board, are they?
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by jpdus on Monday October 05, 2015 @07:39PM (#10335770)
They are (/were). Not on the executive board of the Volkswagen Group, but on the executive board of the VW/Audi/Porsche brands.
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by URSpider94 on Monday October 05, 2015 @11:38PM (#10336630)
They run (ran) R&D at Volkswagen. Whatever happened, happened under their watch.
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by rqebmm on Monday October 05, 2015 @06:03PM (#10335334)
The CEO was already fired.
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by x0x0 on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @02:37PM (#10341261)
what on earth does that have to do with assessing culpability?
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by venomsnake on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @02:34AM (#10337052)
My lifelong career goal is to become CEO and get fired with a golden parachute.
Re:Volkswagen Emissions Investigation Zeroes in on Two Engin... by TeMPOraL on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:44PM (#10335204)
Well, if they are trying to find scapegoats then this is expected; you can't blame a few interns and hope people will buy it.