<p>@actingmt and white collar crime left over 13 innocent people dead and hundreds heinously injured. I think it’s worse, but maybe that’s just me…</p>
<p>Oh and not to mention, no one at fault at GM is being held responsible (and consequently punished) even though many people knew there were defects in the product–yet no one said anything out of greed. </p>
<p>Remember the Ford defective breaks scandal that led to dozens of harsh injuries? And let’s not forget about the time when Bayer knowingly distributed medication infected with HIV in Latin American countries just to turn a profit. Or how about the regular crimes large banks commit that leave millions of people homeless to eventually die in poverty? Or how about that time Enron shareholders lost millions that left people destitute? Or The United States of America versus the Guidant Corporation case where people died because of Guidant’s neglect? These are just but a few corporate conflicts of many more. And because they are corporations, they naturally affect a larger amount of people than your run-of-the-mill street crime. White collar/Corporate crime doesn’t mean it isn’t violent (as evidenced by all the crimes listed above of which many ended in deaths), it just means that it’s committed by people in white collar/corporate positions. </p>
<p>Crime happens everywhere be it in high-class society, corporate environments, or poor part of urban areas. The difference is there is usually justice brought to the families affected by white collar/corporate crime because in criminal cases, a corporation cannot have the same punishment as an individual. </p>
<p>I’m not trying to take anything away from this tragedy but I’m just saying we often overlook that which is right in front of our faces for isolated incidents.</p>