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Old 08-10-2004, 03:38 PM
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Are there some crimes that are so agregious that the corporations should be sued and penalized?
Great question

I believe when a Corporation creates a product that knowingly harms the environment, consumers, workers, and/or violates international fair trade laws, Corporations should be prosecuted (and not the fines as they are now).

An obvious example would be that of the Tobacco Industry, but there are ones such as Monsanto's, Nike, McDonald's, Starbucks, that I think are overlooked for their lack of corporate social responsibilty far too often.

If you want a good read on this topic, get the book "The Corporation" by Joel Bakan or the documentary that accompanies the book
http://www.thecorporation.com/ but if you love your dairy - don't watch it

There's also Fast food nation as well but don't read it if you ever want to eat fast food again.
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