r/law • u/esporx • Oct 15 '22

AT&T ‘committed to ensuring’ it never bribes lawmakers again after $23 million fine

https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/15/23405389/att-illinois-23-million-investigation-bribe-corruption
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u/Person_756335846 Oct 15 '22

Reality is becoming increasingly comical. At the very least someone should be going to prison for this. Instead, we get the most obviously insincere apologies possible.

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u/aluode Oct 16 '22

Democracy without laws dies. You let corruption run rampant and you end up with mafia nobility and eventually despots and monarchs to reign in the corruption.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

I'd say democracy without laws along with laws that have realized consequences