Jed S. Rakoff - Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get ...

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Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such crimes, prosecuting the company would inevitably punish, directly or indirectly, the many employees and shareholders who were totally innocent.

Jed S. Rakoff

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Unternehmen begehen keine Verbrechen; Nur ihre Agenten tun es. Und obwohl ein Unternehmen von solchen Verbrechen profitieren könnte, würde die Verfolgung des Unternehmens die vielen unschuldigen Mitarbeiter und Aktionäre zwangsläufig direkt oder indirekt bestrafen.

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