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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by lghh on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @05:32PM (#16588491)
> But why it matters at all? Penalty should be proportional to the deed, not to the person's finances.

I would argue the opposite, why do you think this is the case?

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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by vl on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:57PM (#16597811)
Isn't it basic profiling, in this case based on wealth? Should rich people be penalized more for their mistakes than poor people?
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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by lghh on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:30PM (#16651263)
And what we're arguing is not that right now they are being penalized less and should be penalized the same.
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