I read two stories about corruption yesterday in the New York Times. They were related and one article linked from the other. Both involved abusive sheriffs but in two different towns. They allegedly raped and sexually abused prisoners in their care and sexually harassed staff. In one of the cases, the sheriff also ran the county’s jail, and allegedly allowed male prisoners who did some of the jail’s tasks to move freely within the jail. This resulted in women prisoners in their wing of the prison being raped by male prisoners, in addition to being raped by staff.
1. I think Ben Parker was quoting Eleanor Roosevelt
2. I often wonder if the heads and high mucky-mucks of the companies that want to "cut costs" by putting out products or processes that endanger people or the environment would let their OWN kids and grandkids use the products or live downwind or downstream of the plants. If not, the corporate veil should be lifted right smartly and prosecutions of the said heads and mucky-mucks should ensue. In this case, "put your offspring where your mouth is" should have some power.
Well said. Two things:
1. I think Ben Parker was quoting Eleanor Roosevelt
2. I often wonder if the heads and high mucky-mucks of the companies that want to "cut costs" by putting out products or processes that endanger people or the environment would let their OWN kids and grandkids use the products or live downwind or downstream of the plants. If not, the corporate veil should be lifted right smartly and prosecutions of the said heads and mucky-mucks should ensue. In this case, "put your offspring where your mouth is" should have some power.