‘Sam? Are you there? ’ The bizarre and brutal final hours of FTX

Re:‘Sam? Are you there? ’ The bizarre and brutal final hours... by jnwatson on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:33AM (#34788986)

Consider the alternative. In an environment where prosecution can merely inconvenience the perpetrator, every action is just the basic math of “gain - (penalty times chance of getting caught)”.

We already see that calculus in many corporate wrongdoings. It is not beneficial for the rule of law.

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Re:‘Sam? Are you there? ’ The bizarre and brutal final hours... by eru on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:54AM (#34789249)

I'm not sure whether I would call crushing fines necessarily less of an inconvenience than jail?

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Re:‘Sam? Are you there? ’ The bizarre and brutal final hours... by zajio1am on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:41AM (#34791931)

That is a false dilemma between 'a life in jail' and 'merely inconvenience'. For non-violent but severe crimes, single-digit years in jail seems to me as adequate punishment. Severe enough to blow away rational calculation, but not life-destroying.

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