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Re:AT&T to pay $60M over U.S. allegations it lied in 'unlimi... by diminoten on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @04:25PM (#21456872)
Who would go to jail? Corporations are built specifically to shield the employees/owners of the corporation from liability.

Like, I know the sovereign citizen stuff is all nonsense, but this is kind of their point. They're trying to get away with the same things corporations get away with on the regular.

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Re:AT&T to pay $60M over U.S. allegations it lied in 'unlimi... by JohnFen on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @06:19PM (#21457913)
> Corporations are built specifically to shield the employees/owners of the corporation from liability.

But that shield is not all-encompassing. The corporate veil can be pierced, and one of the things that can bring that result is lawbreaking on the part of a corporation.

This is a complex topic. A reasonable explanation can be found here: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2014/03/27/the-three-justifi...

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