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1. j-bos+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-06-27 14:20:46
Is anyone facing jail time for this historic fraud?
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2. activi+W5[view] [source] 2023-06-27 14:41:56
>>j-bos+(OP)
No, because corporations are considered people that can't go to jail. They only get the benefits of being a person.
replies(1): >>db48x+5y
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3. db48x+5y[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-27 16:41:15
>>activi+W5
The phrase “corporations are people” is somewhat ambiguous. It does not mean that every corporation is a person, it means that corporations are _composed of_ people. (Think “soylent green is people”, if it helps you understand.) The people in a corporation have rights, and thus any action taken by a corporation may be an expression of those rights. A corporate press release has just as much protection from the first amendment as any other statement a person might make.

The people in a corporation can and do get sent to jail, even if the corporation itself does not.

replies(2): >>activi+OX >>ImPost+mc2
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4. activi+OX[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-27 18:35:18
>>db48x+5y
It's not ambiguous and i think that you misunderstood the law.
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5. ImPost+mc2[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-28 02:44:24
>>db48x+5y
it means the corporation is literally a legal person:

an identical but unincorporated organization would not be

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