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[–] 37 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

We need to find a way to make settlements in exchange for silence illegal. That is not justice.

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  • [–] 14 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    always bugged me that the 1st amendment is only applicable to a gov’s control of a person. not a person’s “selling” their silence to a corporation. i’m saying, take the money and still speak. but that amendment won’t protect you.

    corporations need to be dissolved when they do shit like this.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

    If one was willing to play as dirty as the big companies it could be got away with. The threat is one would be sued into oblivion, if all of ones assets were hidden adequately that threat would be meaningless

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  • [–] 3 points 9 hours ago

    Even with no assets, they'd still drag you into court. Even if you completely rolled over and threw yourself on the mercy of the court, they'd garnish your wages. Good luck ever getting credit from a bank again.

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  • Settlements are mutually beneficial in many cases, even corps take them, nobody wants to spent years fighting a legal battle with millions in lawyer fees and nobody wants to say they were in the wrong (unless they really think they're screwed or want the precedent).

    Even if corps had to pay out the same or more than they would for losing they would frequently choose to settle because it prevents precedent they don't want from existing.

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