Re:A woman lied on her resume to land a $185,000-a-year job....
by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @02:45PM
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>It's about time white collar crimes are taken as seriously as other crimes. If you break into someone's home and steal $10,000, no one bats an eye over imprisonment. But if you steal $100,000 from taxpayers, you suddenly become a lot more sympathetic.
Breaking into a home is a violent crime whereas white collar crime is nonviolent. You can often return property, you cannot make someone un-experience a burglary. Don't get me wrong (i.e. "I know that if I don't include this disclaimer someone will try to) white collar crime and corruption like this should certainly be prosecuted but there's a reason we generally don't punish it as severely as violent crime since we generally consider property less valuable than life and health.
Re:A woman lied on her resume to land a $185,000-a-year job....
by jjeaff on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @04:24PM
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Exactly. Almost anyone would much prefer to lose $100 to a scammer than someone who breaks into your home and takes it. The latter is far more violating and scary.
Breaking into a home is a violent crime whereas white collar crime is nonviolent. You can often return property, you cannot make someone un-experience a burglary. Don't get me wrong (i.e. "I know that if I don't include this disclaimer someone will try to) white collar crime and corruption like this should certainly be prosecuted but there's a reason we generally don't punish it as severely as violent crime since we generally consider property less valuable than life and health.