@brokenix In the US, it's common for companies that break the law to get fined or settle a court case, usually for way way way less than the profit they made from bringing the law. The comic is poking fun at that. If only people did get fired, we'd be a lot better off.
@Crell@brokenix I'd say it's a logical consequence of the corporation/legal person taking the blame/paying the fine. It doen't come out of the coffers of the decision makers. In my view things would get a lot saner if we applied "a captian is responsible for the conduct of their crew" and regularly sent the C-level to prision along with everyone proven to be part of a malicious action. I suspect building a huge corp would lose much of its appeal along the way, too...
@Crell This is why you need progressive fines, fines that aren't just based on the severity of the infraction but also the income of the culprit. It's still "legal for a fee" but the fee is properly punitive regardless of who's committing it.
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