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What does it mean to hold "a company" liable?

All that does is create a situation where decision makers at companies can make the company behave unethically or even illegally and suffer no repercussions for this. They might not even still be at the company when the consequences are finally felt



> What does it mean to hold "a company" liable?

It means that the company is sued and is responsible for damages.

> decision makers at companies can make the company behave unethically or even illegally and suffer no repercussions for this

But now you've just argued yourself back to the "which human(s) do we hold accountable for these decisions?" question you raised that I was trying to get you out of.




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