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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by lucianbr on Monday May 26, 2025 @12:16PM (#44098813)
> No one will start a startup knowing they will have their house confiscated and go to prison if it fails.

What does that have to do with anything? We're not discussing a case of VW making bad business decisions and losing money.

If you start a company and break the law and harm people, you should have your house confiscated and/or go to prison. If you can't take this responsibility, just don't start the startup, that's perfect.

You are creating confusion about the subject being discussed in order to defend criminals.

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by SoftTalker on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:17PM (#44100057)
Yes that was a bad example. The "limited liability" concept applies to financial losses, not crimes.
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