[icedchocolate]

This opinion is terrifying to me. Why has our culture become so authoritarian?

[yifanl]

The alternative is that corporations can (or rather, can continue to) factor in selectively breaking laws as a line item in their operating costs, which is unappealing for certain people for a variety of reasons.

[hiptobecubic]

Escalating punishment based on repeat offense until we find a level that is convincing enough to stop you from offending is not a particularly new idea.

[account42]

If an individual continues to defy the law they get sent to jail. Why should corporations get away without similar escalating consequences?

[sumedh]

because companies knowingly violate laws then get a slap on the wrist when they get caught and no one goes to jail when they are caught.