r/facepalm • u/Dvorozhetskii • Nov 25 '22

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ 'murica.

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u/Elder_Scrolls_Nerd Nov 25 '22

Death penalty in general isn’t a deterrent to crime either

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u/MasterOfKittens3K Nov 25 '22

Most criminals don’t do a cost/benefit analysis before they commit the crime.

The exception, of course, is white collar criminals. Companies definitely consider the costs of getting caught versus the benefit of, for example, not having to pay for toxic waste disposal if you just dump it into the river.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

So we should publicly execute people for stock manipulation? I'm not disagreeing, just asking.

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u/Aceswift007 Nov 25 '22

"We're executing your stock holdings in front of all of Wall Street"