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submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

After tests showed that breathing machines made by Philips Respironics could spew dangerous particles and fumes into the lungs of patients, the company in April 2021 decided to stop shipping the devices from its factories near Pittsburgh.

Philips notified the Food and Drug Administration and said it was considering a recall.

But for the distributors of the devices, the company had another message: Keep selling them.

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[-] Drusas@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago

Lock him up. All these CEOs and other business people get away with harming and killing countless Americans, and their companies get meager fines. It is not okay.

[-] hogunner@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These types of people who knowingly commit crimes that can and do affect others’ health, purely in the pursuit of greed, should face the death penalty. I’d rather see the C-Suite assholes rot in jail than low level drug offenders.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 22 points 1 year ago

Thanks asshole, I hope this replacement you gave me doesn't do the same.

[-] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

I'm too nervous to use it, too broke to replace it.

[-] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

I had a baseline x-ray taken of my lungs this week because of these assholes.

[-] 108@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

They should be charged with murder

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Negligent homicide, amirite folks‽

[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

As long as these fuckers don't get punished in the way it really hurts their bottom line, they're going to keep pulling the same shit.

In a functioning society the decision makers would be facing criminal charges and possible prison time and restitution.

[-] Serdan@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Fuck their bottom line. Someone made that decision. Put them in jail.

[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

No do both. If it only hurts one person, they'll just find scapegoats. It has to affect everybody who benefited off it.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Capitalism externalities for the win.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Dolla dolla bill

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago

What was the argument; they get higher pay, because of the responsiblity they bear? Then why is it often the company getting a fine, instead of the CEO/Manager making illegal decisions going to jail?

[-] notannpc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In a just society, that’s a straight to prison kind of offense.

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