Re:Walgreen Terminates Partnership with Theranos
by PhasmaFelis on Sunday June 12, 2016 @11:55PM
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The "civilized countries" snark at the end was pointless and annoying, I agree. But still, I'm not sure why knowingly swindling ordinary people should be anything other than criminal, whether it's done in the guise of a medical service or as a simple street con. There were people in Theranos who knew exactly what was going on, knew the human cost of it, had the power to stop it, and still pushed forward. How are they better than any common thief?
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Re:Walgreen Terminates Partnership with Theranos
by delish on Monday June 13, 2016 @12:15AM
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>I'm not sure why knowingly swindling ordinary people should be anything other than criminal
We (or, to speak for myself, I) should understand:
how often does fraud happen in this industry as compared to others
what causes it
whether it's stoppable once started, and whether other companies have stopped when they've started
how different are kinds of fraud in companies
These example questions are statistical. I'd so much rather spend time getting a statistical picture of the situation than maximize fury against one bad actor. I think "blaming people"--as a way of conversing--is low-quality dialogue. This is how I agree with dang that the above comment is not what I'd like to see on hn.