TIP: American law not only seeks (a) restitution, and (b) punishment to disincentivize the actor, but (c) prevention to provide disincentive would be imitators. In the court’s eye, the 250m is compensation for willingness to prosecute, and prevention (warning) to others.
Source date (UTC): 2019-02-20 20:39:29 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1098321262357696512
Reply addressees: @BobMurphyEcon
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@BobMurphyEcon
If I say I think $250 million is a ludicrous amount, but I still think what happened to this kid is a travesty, I’m pretty sure every other person on Earth will hate my guts. https://t.co/Ek1nP93KfC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1098284715126259713
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