mjk@tty3b.UUCP (Mike Kelly) (05/09/84)
I've always wondered why consent decrees are only applied to corporate crime. Why not armed robberies? "Under the consent decree, the defendent agreed to return the money and car, but admitted no guilt." Or (more appropriate to the Agent Orange settlement), murder: "The defense claimed that the defendent could not be held liable for the murder since he was not aware that the gun was loaded. Under the terms of the consent decree, the defendent agrees not to use that particular gun anymore, but admits no guilt." In my opinion, suits of the Agent Orange variety shouldn't be civil suits. Bring these people up on criminal charges: conspiracy to commit murder, murder, willful manslaughter -- there's no lack of criminal charges. Let's put a few of these CEOs in jail for 20-to-life and see how that shakes up the Boards of Directors. Mike Kelly ..!ihnp4!tty3b!mjk