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liberalhistorian

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6. I say why the hell not?

Reply to mpcamb (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 11:11 PM

Feb 2016

If corporations are endowed with "personhood" with all of the consequent legal rights, then, hell yes, they can and should also be charged with murder when it is warranted.

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Murder Charges Against Rehab Center a First in California [View all] n2doc Feb 2016 OP

Talk about a precedant if the Prosecutors win. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #1

Sounds like the clinical conditions of the patient fell to negligence. FarPoint Feb 2016 #2

I don't get it. iandhr Feb 2016 #3

Right. That is negligence (criminal) and malpractice, but not murder. nt King_Klonopin Feb 2016 #8

Much more comprehensive story here csziggy Feb 2016 #4

There are machines he could have been hooked up to that don't "run out of Oxygen." AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2016 #11

I know - my MIL has had one for years csziggy Mar 2016 #13

Can a corporation be jailed? Put on death row? Do we need to check with a recently deceased mpcamb Feb 2016 #5

I say why the hell not? liberalhistorian Feb 2016 #6

They should be able to be dissolved jmowreader Feb 2016 #9

Sorry, but WTF? TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #7

More free-market capitalism at work. Crowman1979 Feb 2016 #10

Hey if Citizens United says corporations are people... Initech Mar 2016 #12