Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Denied a Bid for New Trial

Re:Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Denied a Bid for New... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @04:22PM (#33524489)

How many people do you think harsher sentences would make a deterrent difference for?

The number of tech CEOs is small. Of those, what percent do you think would be ok With fraud if it were only 18 months years in prison? What is the change if it were >18 months?

Are any choices being changed at all?

I think it is basic misunderstanding of the human mind.

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Re:Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Denied a Bid for New... by notch656a on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @05:09PM (#33525016)

I have family in the third world. They routinely pick something akin to "go to prison for X months" (AKA work as crew on a wretched, poor conditions merchant ship) for what in their country looks like a fat stash of money.

Based on these observations I'm quite certain the length of time makes a difference. I'm quite certain that the ones that stomach several months would not be willing to be gone for 10x that. There's a reason why even in desperate wars soldiers are allowed to return to families at least once a year or so.

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