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by whywhywhywhy 1867 days ago
Stealing a car is an act of aggression against an individual.

Crimes are not simply about the monetary damages.
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joering2 1866 days ago
But wouldn't you argue that a guy who stole a car and was peacefully caught with no damage to car, people or property, caused less damage than what $850,000,000 stolen from gullible investors did? I mean - wouldn't that turn off victims from ever entering any stock market, be it NASDAQ or even their 401k found, causing more damage to the US financial ecosystem?
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whywhywhywhy 1865 days ago
Out of interest what violent crime would you consider comparable to "$850,000,000 stolen from gullible investors"?

What should the prison sentence be for that in your eyes? and what would a violent crime that gets a similar sentence be?

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