Originally Posted by crockett

I am an American and I feel this isn't justice. If I as an individual helped support Mexican drug lords or bankrolled Iran you think I'd get the same buy my self out of trouble deal?

They want to claim corporations have the same rights as people, well then that street should go both ways and they should face the same penalties as a person does if they break the law.

There is nothing to stop them from doing it again, if they determine the profit margin justifies the risk. This is the problem with letting them "buy" their way out of trouble with a fine because none of the officers of the company are at threat of any punishment for their actions. Meaning this just becomes a cost of doing business that can be weighed by risk vs reward.