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[-] thejoker954@lemmy.world 62 points 2 weeks ago

At a bare minimum any company that helps terrorists or supports any type of human rights abuse should be taken over and made some sort of public commodity.

Like a corporate applied eminent domain. Now all 'profit' goes directly into the community coffer.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Now all ‘profit’ goes directly into the community coffer.

Only after reparations have been made to everyone impacted. I'm sure there were more than eight families who were impacted by Chiquita funding terrorists for eight years and I doubt their abuses were actually limited to those eight years.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago

Chiquita ordered to pay 38 million fee to kill people.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

At least now they actually have to weigh up the costs, before it was free.

[-] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

For a large corp 38.3M is chump change, though.

Chiquita Brands International's revenue is $3.1 billion. - Chiquita Brands International peak revenue was $3.1B in 2023.

Yep.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

You can be negative if you want but this is still a step in the right direction.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If corporations are people (Citizens United) they should be able to be tried and get the death penalty.

Japanese seppuku style for the folks running the company.

[-] JVT038@feddit.nl 30 points 2 weeks ago

So the price to kill someone is 4.75 million? Got it.

As long as the actual people in charge (read: CEO, CTO, CFO, anyone else on the board of directors and any other executives) aren't held directly responsible with a proper punishment that isn't payment, the killing of people is literally just a fee of 4.75 million dollars.

[-] JASN_DE@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Good start st least.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 weeks ago

I need to start a company so I can legally kill people.

You can also just be a police officer in the United States.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, but I might get held accountable if I kill the wrong race. _cough_white ppl

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

No, maybe a fruit or water company.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck that. Take all the managers at the time, everyone who knew about this deal, and throw them all in jail for 8 counts of murder.

[-] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago

Banana giant death squads. What a world.

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Not even the worst thing the US has done for bannanas.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Wait until you learn about the Coca-Cola death squads. I wish I were joking.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

all the executives at the company at the time should be in jail or sent to columbia for trial.

[-] ObamaBinLaden@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Where do you put death squads on your PnL sheet?

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

"Hey Boeing, hold my beer."

[-] artichokecustard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

the banana republic never fell

[-] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Is it bananas or peanuts?

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