How my life was changed when I began caring about the people I did not hire

Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by WalterBright on Thursday January 08, 2015 @06:13PM (#8859673)

It's also why companies do not apologize, except as part of a settlement. An apology is an admission of guilt, opening the company to liability.

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by acoleman616 on Thursday January 08, 2015 @06:28PM (#8859744)

Man, this country is really messed up sometimes...

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by click170 on Thursday January 08, 2015 @09:25PM (#8860401)

What's really messed up is that companies can lose a case in court, and then still not admit guilt or wrong doing.

At that point, hasn't the court basically overruled them? They lost the court case. End of story (?)

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by rwallace on Thursday January 08, 2015 @10:11PM (#8860525)

The law should not compel you to say something you believe to be false. If you lose a court case, it should be legal to say, "I still believe I did nothing wrong, but I will pay the penalty as the court has ordered."

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by WalterBright on Thursday January 08, 2015 @10:04PM (#8860499)

Losing a civil case is not proof beyond reasonable doubt, but a 51% preponderance of evidence. A company can lose a case, and still not be guilty - why apologize for something you're not guilty of?

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by Thrymr on Friday January 09, 2015 @12:27AM (#8860905)

Why not apologize for something you know you are guilty of? That's the real problem, that rarely happens (especially in the case of a corporation).

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Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by wolfgke on Friday January 09, 2015 @07:21PM (#8865305)

At least in German the word "to apologize" ("sich entschuldigen"; although this translation, though often used, is considered to be impolite; if you are interested in the details read http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/zwiebelfisch-entsc...) has "Schuld" ("guilt") in it. This implicitely states the belief that there exists a concept as guilt, which I don't, since I don't believe in free will.

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