German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal

Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by anthk on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:27PM (#44100144)

The same in Spanish. Steal a hen, get a harsh sentence. Steal millions, you are now a respectable 'businessman'.

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by atrocious on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:52PM (#44100406)

The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common But leaves the greater villain loose Who steals the common from off the goose.

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by Gibbon1 on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:59PM (#44100468)

Kill a man you're a murderer. Kill millions and you're a statesman.

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by moomin on Monday May 26, 2025 @04:06PM (#44101176)

Pretty sure that’s known as The Blair Doctrine.

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by appreciatorBus on Monday May 26, 2025 @06:03PM (#44102101)

Or the Stalin doctrine, "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths a statistic"

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Re:German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate sca... by pezezin on Monday May 26, 2025 @08:46PM (#44102960)

I am Spanish and I have never heard this proverb...

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