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by skookumchuck 2593 days ago
> If a company is breaking laws, they should be punished. Right?

What about that professor who pointed out that on average, most people commit 3 felonies a day? It's all a matter of what the authorities decide to prosecute.

Did you come to a full and complete stop the last time you encountered a stop sign?

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This is a strawman. The discussion is about whistleblowing real crimes.
What's a "real crime" is hardly clear-cut, why we have trials, and often up to the judge.