Life Imprisonment
Varying from country to country, sometimes seen as an alternative to the death penalty, other times meaning the maxmium time allowed in the country.
Recently, the former Enron CEO was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Is this justice?
Clearly an example had to be set after the largest corporate scandal to date, however will this actually serve as a deterrent from future similar crimes?
Or, will this serve to have better systems in place to make sure you don't get caught.
Or worse, will this make the choice easier to cover something up by killing those who find out.
The average age for CEOs is 50, so 20 years in prison is the rest of your life, whereas if you killed someone, maybe they won't find out about the fraud.
And if you get caught for the murder, well the sentence will be around the same.
Recently, the former Enron CEO was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Is this justice?
Clearly an example had to be set after the largest corporate scandal to date, however will this actually serve as a deterrent from future similar crimes?
Or, will this serve to have better systems in place to make sure you don't get caught.
Or worse, will this make the choice easier to cover something up by killing those who find out.
The average age for CEOs is 50, so 20 years in prison is the rest of your life, whereas if you killed someone, maybe they won't find out about the fraud.
And if you get caught for the murder, well the sentence will be around the same.
posted by Puneet Duggal at 2:22 PM
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