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I would be more shocked if corporations weren't overtly bribing people. Billionaires and PACs as well.

Church's other investigations were bigger, worse and also forgotten by the public.

its against the law now for us corporations to pay bribes, and it's not too uncommon for them to get caught and have penalties. https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fcpa/fcpa-cases.shtml

The trouble here presumably is that the penalties are anything less than jailing of the entire C-suite and/or complete dissolution of the corporation.

And while we're at it: death penalty for any crime (or misdemeanor). Including the criminal's family!

That should stop these murderers and jaywalkers once and for all!

While we all appreciate your strawman, I would encourage you to actually think about situations where the law actually does implement punishments that are beyond what would be considered proportionate, and when it does the opposite.

Paying a penalty for getting caught breaking a law sounds a bit like a bribe to me.

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