> proud to have a system that does imprison bankers

I am somewhat puzzled by this sentiment that it is good to imprison bankers. That is by no means an Iceland-only thing, you can see it elsewhere as well. But I find that scary. People should go to jail simply because someone hates their jobs, legal ones?

I can fully understand that bankers, like everyone else, should go to jail when they commit fraud, insider trading or similar crimes. I understand that is what was done in Iceland.

But the discourse is usually about just being a banker is enough to warrant someone being hanged or sent to jail, with the being banker itself being a serious crime. It's a silly rhetoric trick that makes me suspicious of these prosecutions.