French executives convicted in the suicides of 35 of their workers
Anyone else feel like they&#x27;re on crazy pills? How is engineering a culture so toxic it causes dozens of people to kill themselves specifically to circumvent worker protections worth only what amounts to the punishment of a speeding ticket or other minor transgression for a poor person (proportionally)?<p>Like I get it, I should be glad an executive was held to account for anything. But this is a tiny step and we got a looong way to go before we get to liberté, égalité, fraternité.<p>It seems that with great power comes great wealth and an almost complete lack of accountability.<p>I would like to live in a world where the link between power and responsibility was much more aggressively enforced. I&#x27;ve worked in places where corners were cut constantly, endangering workers in pursuit of the bottom line, I&#x27;m sure it&#x27;s more or less the norm. The executives shouldn&#x27;t be able to sleep at night for fear of the complete destruction of their lives for their transgressions. It should be life in prison with no possibility of parole, not a fine.<p>Even something like buying an SUV should map to greater punishments. It&#x27;s well known that you&#x27;re much more likely to kill a pedestrian with a car that has a high grille. The law should enforce a greater level of responsibility on the people who chose to inflict greater risk on the lives of others.