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Re:Pepsi’s $32B Typo Caused Deadly Riots by smabie on Friday June 12, 2020 @07:15PM (#23504886)
You think executives should have been extradited from the US to the Philippines to face trial because of this? You think the Philippines should have stolen the employees passports and thrown them in jail and hold them hostage?

And, actually, if someone accidentally deposits 1m into your bank account, you do owe them shit. Specifically, you owe them 1m.

What you're saying is just so ridiculous I'm having a hard time taking you seriously.

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Re:Pepsi’s $32B Typo Caused Deadly Riots by minusSeven on Monday June 15, 2020 @10:47AM (#23527867)
Well I said it hypothetically. It all depends on the laws of the country. If Philippines held Pepsi responsible and ordered them to pay the entire amount, it would be a different situation.

If you are ordered to pay money by the government and can't pay it may considered fraud. So the government can take bigger actions. I guess bankruptcy may follow where the government can end up seizing all assets the company has. If all those steps are insufficient then even bigger steps may follow.

As I said it all depends on the laws of that country. Not all countries have similar laws.

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