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In reply to the discussion: Saudi Cleric who raped, tortured murdered 5 year old daughter must pay fine [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)The world over corporations, or people in power in general, get away with murder and more all of the time.
2259 people died in the Bhopal incident. 11 people died in the BP explosion on the Gulf.
We have blood diamonds. The Ogoni people "When the Ogoni people of Nigeria began to nonviolently protest Shells oil development, Shell colluded with the Nigerian military regime to violently suppress opposition through extrajudicial killing, torture, and crimes against humanity. More than 60 villages were raided, over 800 people were killed, and 30,000 more were displaced from their homes."
The list goes on and on.
In some countries the people in power are there because of a religion. In others they are in power because of wealth and corporate power.
In both cases they get away with just about anything they want with at most, usually, just a small fine.
We abhor things as seen in the OP - and yet we let the same things happen here time and again with little to no press or outrage against them.
"A private equity fund run by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, under fire over its business ethics, has agreed to sell back its stake in a media company that critics say facilitates sex trafficking." - gosh, all they did was help fund it, and they didn't even get a fine.
We have problems here, in our own country, that we should be outraged over and taking measures to prosecute and stop. Instead, like in this case, we dole out some fines.
I can be outraged at both, but only one is in a region I can do much about.