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by kingofheroes 706 days ago
Juries can be manipulated. Allowing this to go to public trial risks the danger of Boeing getting off lighter or not facing punishment at all.
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The punishment in the plea deal isn't even a wrist slap. $244 million is not even a half a percent of their annual revenue of $77.8 billion—it's literally a rounding error.
When it comes to corporate malfeasance, juries seem more inclined to punish malfeasance than judges alone. Most corps try to avoid jury trials.