Selling Justice: Too Big To Jail

This is the first in a series of videos exploring the codification of corruption in the U.S legal system since about the 1980s, and aims to show how the Department of Justice and the nation's legislature have been compromised by business interests and private influences. Or, in short, how money has rotted the Bedrock of America.

Stuff to Read:

[andrewhudson]

“I know you robbed the liquor store and killed the owner but what will happen to your family without your financial support? Therefore we’re going to give you a thousand dollar fine as long as you don’t do it again.” -If people were tried like corporations.

[Jenjpar]

My husband shared this video with me since I’m in a white-collar crime class. I just finished writing my final, which actually touched on repeat offenders and discussed JPMorgan Chase as well. I suggested that if a business is “too big to fail” then we have not prevented a monopoly. I said we should prosecute them all, and, if a company fails, another company will eventually fill the vacuum! Great video!

[technologic]

If anything is too big to fail, then it's an unreliable, unstable, unsustainable system that deserves to collapse.

[GodelsLaw]

Not only should we prosecute more, we should have a corporate death penalty. That doesn't mean that anyone gets killed, but rather that any corporation found guilty of any sufficiently heinous malfeasance should undergo a total or partial structured dissolution; it's assets nationalized and possibly resold; lifetime bans on working in the industry for those higher in the corporate structure. Like anti-trust restructuring, but more complete, and with a possibility that the government simply absorbs the corporation. Ultimately, many industries work more justly with democratic oversight (cough: railroads)

But really, this isn't just about reasonable economic and justice policy, it's about revenge.

[johnr.]

Georg is a unique content creator. Important topics, well written / researched and funny as sh*t. I love this channel!!

[bugsy]

By far the best channel on this labyrinth of dirge.

[MJ-mpfx]

During the talc lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson assigned liability to a company they created, and that company has filed for bankruptcy now, in an effort to avoid settling cases or minimize settlement payments. J&J is the worst.

[winterland]

It’s psychopaths and corruption all the way down.

[kevinmcqueenie]

Just look at what’s coming out about Uber now. Politicians and corporations are now in a mostly symbiotic relationship. Great work as ever Georg.

[franz]

After watching or reading something like this I'm always left with a feeling of, "what can I do? What can WE do? We, the ones who die from asbestos laced talc powder and lose our life savings in State allowed scams?". Then I take a sip of bleach, just to dull the pain a bit.

[MrBaskins]

that jeffery cut away to the urn was editing gold

[Beardwhip]

I have a feeling this video isn't going to be promoted by YouTube much. I'm happy I checked in on your channel again... You've really been knocking it out of the park Georg. I think these videos you've been making on some of the serious issues we face today shed much needed light

[elsewho]

In Ireland we pay a new ‘ temporary’ tax since 2008 called USC or universal service charge. If and when banks fail, you will pay

[alexp.]

You are doing a legitimate moral good, Georg. Thank you for the fantastic journalistic pieces.
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[JohnTheBaptist]

Love your content thanks for all the hardwork you put in

[NickLaslett]

Georg, I don’t know how you have the mental strength to make these videos, but I thank you for it. Most of the scandals you have covered are familiar to me, but I wouldn’t want to take the time you have done to document them so thoroughly. This stuff is corrosive to the soul. The fundamental principles which we think govern our world, simply don’t exist. The legal system is corrupt, the law making process is corrupt, the election process is corrupt and through the use of technology free speech has been neutered. Have you looked at the scientific community and the reproducibility crisis? Much of what we think of as settled science in some areas is nothing of the sort. Especially Diet, food pyramid, statins, heart disease, cholesterol. I’m sure you already familiar with the fact that psychology and economics are two disciplines with all the trappings of scientific rigour, but are essentially no more valid than witchcraft or astrology. Well done exploring these rabbit holes and not ending up in conspiracy land. Much easier to believe that reptiles are responsible for all this, than your fellow human beings. Keep up the good work, you are doing us all a great service.

[icegiant]

I just love this guy, he makes it look so easy to put all of this together, but it must have been a ton of work, and somehow I dont question a thing this guy says. Preach on brother.

[thejudgmentalcat]

This has occurred regularly since the early 1800's

[atomnebula]

Brilliant. It's almost jarring to see American legal and political discourse that avoids culture war crap.

[duckdicus]

props for tackling this subject matter, the more this comes to the forefront on a mass level the better. it's honestly getting pretty dire