I’m shocked that what he did is considered criminal and worthy of prison. It should be a civil lawsuit between him and Netflix, and the worst they should be able to do is bankrupt him. This guy has not raped anyone, assaulted anyone.. why do we taxpayers need to pay to lock this guy up in a cage? Does no good for anybody.
I guess I don't understand why it's a crime and not just a breach of contract.
Imagine if rather than an employee this was a consulting firm that had done the exact same thing (taken payments for signing Netflix up to unnecessary contracts).
Nobody would be going to jail, they would just sue the consultancy, which might go out of business.
>Because there are laws prohibiting exactly what he did. It's really that simple.
Ok, but that's just an appeal to authority, what's the moral grounding for those laws?
Of course lying and being deceitful for personal gain is wrong but why is it a criminal matter when an individual does it but a civil matter when a group does it?
I don't have details in my hands, only pure speculations, but it is likely possible to check on which counts this case has been classified as a criminal offense.
Some highly unethical and socially destructive behaviors are covered by the criminal law as an extra deterrent (aside from the usual civil case). Crooks in positions of high power (even in the private sector) are very destructive for the society, so it makes sense to criminally punish bribery.
I believe that white collar crime deserves the harshest punishment of all. It’s committed by intelligent people, premeditated and generally abuses a position of trust.
So all non-violent offenses are non-criminal offenses in your book? Steal a car, burglarize a vacant residence, defraud a company, these are matters to sort out via civil action?
