▲ 489 ▼ Johnson & Johnson is trying to file for bankruptcy. They are taking it to the Supreme Court for protection against the litigation results of their products potentially causing cancer. (www.thestreet.com) submitted 2 years ago by trashmonkey@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) But companies are people! We must protect the people! /s permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill believe corporations are people when Texas executes one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago As a Canadian I have never understood how your SCOTUS ruled that corps have the same rights as people. It makes no logical sense whatsoever. I mean people survived millennia without corps, but corps wouldn't survive one day without people. Ergo we are top of the pecking order here ... or should be anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago A little baby powder will protect them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* My question is, when this shit passed, why did no one tell those fucks, "ok you're people too, which means the laws that pertain to a person are now applicable to whatever CEO and board members approved decisions that broke those laws." As it is right now, those fuckers get their cake and eat it too and it infuriates me to no end. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill believe corporations are people when Texas executes one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago As a Canadian I have never understood how your SCOTUS ruled that corps have the same rights as people. It makes no logical sense whatsoever. I mean people survived millennia without corps, but corps wouldn't survive one day without people. Ergo we are top of the pecking order here ... or should be anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago As a Canadian I have never understood how your SCOTUS ruled that corps have the same rights as people. It makes no logical sense whatsoever. I mean people survived millennia without corps, but corps wouldn't survive one day without people. Ergo we are top of the pecking order here ... or should be anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago A little baby powder will protect them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* My question is, when this shit passed, why did no one tell those fucks, "ok you're people too, which means the laws that pertain to a person are now applicable to whatever CEO and board members approved decisions that broke those laws." As it is right now, those fuckers get their cake and eat it too and it infuriates me to no end. permalink fedilink source parent