This is a genuine question.

I have a hard time with this. My righteous side wants him to face an appropriate sentence, but my pessimistic side thinks this might have set a great example for CEOs to always maintain a level of humanity or face unforseen consequences.

P.S. this topic is highly controversial and I want actual opinions so let’s be civil.

And if you’re a mod, delete this if the post is inappropriate or if it gets too heated.

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    Yes because killing people is wrong.

    Look the CEO probably deserved to get shot, but a society can’t function without some basic rules, like killing is bad.

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      This CEO has murdered and would have continued to murder far far more people.

      The “basic rules of society” is that this was ok.

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        That is actually not relevant, it’s whataboutism. The fact that someone does something bad doesn’t give you any right to just make your own rules.

        Otherwise you could also say I should kill that friend that drove home after one beer too many, because he could have potentially killed someone.

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          I should kill that friend that drove home after one beer too many, because he could have potentially killed someone.

          I’ll allow it.

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        Because unfortunately too many people vote for politicians that allow companies to do this. It’s a shame someone like Bernie Sanders never became the president.