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Re:VW engineering executive sentenced to 40-month prison ter... by Geekette on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:01PM (#15101221)
Given the typical pattern of cooperation and plea deals, I assume his cooperation was in exchange for lesser charges and/or a relatively lenient sentence, i.e. it could have been much worse without.
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Re:VW engineering executive sentenced to 40-month prison ter... by angersock on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:19PM (#15101385)
Sure, but that doesn't mean it's any better.

"I'll only break your hand instead of cutting it off" doesn't mean you're getting a good deal.

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Re:VW engineering executive sentenced to 40-month prison ter... by Pulcinella on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:27PM (#15101464)
Well he still broke the law(and not unjust ones either). Just because you cooperate doesn't mean you should get off free.
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Re:VW engineering executive sentenced to 40-month prison ter... by Geekette on Friday August 25, 2017 @04:38PM (#15102002)
Your anger is misplaced: He IS guilty of wrongdoing (and doesn't dispute it), therefore, entitled to being held accountable, especially as an exec who led a related engineering division.
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