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minus-squarepotatelinkfedilinkarrow-up40·4 months agoFines clearly don’t work. We need criminal penalties.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoThey don’t work because they are super low. If the fines cost more than what companies gain from cheating, they will be a lot less inclined to cheat. But in this case, this is a joke fine.
Fines clearly don’t work. We need criminal penalties.
They don’t work because they are super low.
If the fines cost more than what companies gain from cheating, they will be a lot less inclined to cheat.
But in this case, this is a joke fine.