McKinsey and Company to pay $650M for role in opioid crisis

Post by ungreased0675 » Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 4:26 AM UTC

fooker wrote: post #314

ungreased0675 wrote: post #243

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Except the monetary accountability comes from the company, and the people responsible remain rich and successful. In order to put the brakes on unethical and immoral behavior, personal accountability must be a possibility. As in, you will go to jail if you intentionally hurt others via decisions made at work.

>As in, you will go to jail if you intentionally hurt others via decisions made at work. I agree, and it's already the case if it can be determined and enforced. Do you see the issues in trying to enforce it in a heavy handed manner though?

Post by aguaviva » Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 12:13 AM UTC

roenxi wrote: post #308

wrs wrote: post #286

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It seemed like you were questioning the need for the institution, but public health is as needed as defense, so maybe you’re equating them. You left out vaccinations (obviously effective) and mask mandates (somewhat effective but certainly falls under minor inconvenience) — which are pretty standard public health playbook, so I’m assuming those aren’t considered part of the madness. The lockdowns were pretty crazy, b…

> You left out vaccinations (obviously effective) and mask mandates (somewhat effective but certainly falls under minor inconvenience) The authoritarian tactics used to impose both of those were ineffective, or at least can't be justified on the evidence. Otherwise all the people trying to justify their brush with their inner Nazi would be able to put up a good argument for what they advocated for. Both measures fail…