[Dylan16807]

The crime was also not even a rounding error.

The important thing is whether the punishment fits the crime.

[anigbrowl]

In terms of profits gained, perhaps. It might have catastrophic consequences for workers who suffered accidents directly or indirectly (eg crashing a car while driving home from an exhausting shift).

[p51-remorse]

The law, wisely, usually doesn’t do the butterfly effect thing. That way lies madness.

[EasyMark]

If the criminal doesn’t even feel it, then it doesn’t fit the crime. $5.9 million is nothing for Amazon to pay in order to avoid unionization