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As the country sank into a severe recession, many wondered why the major figures in the financial world, whose firms had received billions of taxpayer dollars at the height of the crisis, weren't being punished for their misdeeds.
It was full of cautionary tales about animals being punished for their misdeeds.
Consider Britain's tabloid newspapers, which are waiting anxiously to hear what Lord Justice Leveson, who has been inquiring into their misdeeds for a year, has in store (see Bagehot).
Perhaps Parker was more harshly judged because he is black ― history shows that white men fail upwards while people of color are punished for their misdeeds.
Wells Fargo's longtime chief executive endured more than two hours of stiff questioning during a Senate hearing Tuesday, as his attempt to apologize for a scandal involving millions of sham accounts reignited anger over whether the big banks are being held accountable for their misdeeds.
In that case more than 1,000 bankers were convicted for their misdeeds.
"[T]hose that deny Our revelations shall be punished for their misdeeds" (6:49).
Still, ensuring that banks, lawyers and accountants who are implicated in corporate fraud pay heavily for their misdeeds is an important step toward restoring confidence in the integrity of the marketplace.
The statutory penalties associated with their misdeeds are not insignificant, but neither are they criminal.
Their misdeeds aren't particularly hilarious, but nor are they very scary.
If prosecutions are forthcoming, it will be a welcome sign that banks and their employees will be held accountable for their misdeeds.
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