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'No' to the Death Penalty - Then What ?

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White collar crime actually has greater social and economic costs than street crime, but people rarely care about it.

That being said, when those who think that drug trafficking warrants the death penalty start calling for the death penalty for certain white collar crimes, I will start to take what they say a little more seriously. As it stands, however, calling for the death penalty for drug trafficking is just an anger-driven opinion fuelled by ignorance and a flagrant disregard for malice as a sentencing consideration.

Is Mise,

White collar crime is a far broader term than that even. White collar crime can include stealing pens at the office. It’s actually not a very helpful term to use, but not even criminologists can agree on a suitable replacement.
Posted by AJ Philips, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 8:04:14 PM
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'evening to you IS MISE...

White collar crime does have many features, ensnaring many victims, including (invariably) the poor tax payer. Years ago the old (primary offence) of common law larceny, had many different interpretations, that covered a wide variety of crimes of dishonesty, today often referred to as 'white collar' crime.

Larceny as a servant; Larceny by mistake; Larceny by finding; just to cite a few lesser known offences under the term, common law 'larceny'. Today it's generally referred to as the Theft Act. I can't begin to explain adequately, but a good investigator MUST have a thorough understanding of the workings of the Companies Act, together with their Regulations, where many of the more serious fraud matters have their beginnings ? Interestingly, the two matters that you kindly cited, sound very much like 'False Pretences', hitherto an indictable offences. And a very common offence committed by a wide group of people in our community ?

IS MISE, I stand to be corrected of course ? However without knowing precisely all the facts of the two matters that you cited herein, it's a bit hard to know whether one can establish all the criminal proof's necessary to prove that of 'False Pretences' ? Interesting though !
Posted by o sung wu, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 9:37:32 PM
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I've never been for the death penalty. It seems wrong.
Posted by Luca, Thursday, 14 May 2015 7:23:06 AM
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What is wrong, Luca, is the concept of penalty, rather than the details.
Posted by Yuyutsu, Thursday, 14 May 2015 8:49:44 AM
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