That is funny because if I commit fraud for $100 I'd probably go to jail for that.
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
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Can't companies, just like, not do this? It's honestly just so stupid and sad. It's hard to manage to get environmental regulations on the books in the first place, and then they're just ignored. It's absolutely disgusting. People knew they were actively breaking the law.
Think about how many people knew and did nothing. Hundreds? From the top brass down to engineering?
Honestly, it's just so upsetting because I'm sure these are the same people that would report mothers stealing formula or poor people stealing food. Legitimately sickening. They're ruining THE ENTIRE WORLD for money they likely won't even see (in the cases of lower rung workers), and in some cases couldn't even use all of even if they tried (CEOs). I don't understand why we can't hold individuals responsible. At some point just follow orders is not acceptable.
And probably only a fraction of the evil doing ever gets found out.
There is no requirement for emission rules to necessarily reflect real world applications, rather some are "goals" impractical/unrealistic to obtain, so as to phase out technology.
I don't understand how that is related to my comment?
If I said "minimum wage laws are impractical/unrealistic and aim to phase out low wage jobs" in defense of illegally paying people less than minimum wage, that doesn't make it ok? You could say the same about EPA rules, or FDA rules. I understand that people do that, but they are bad people who are breaking the law. If companies can't meet the standards then they can't meet them. So be it. They're not legally guaranteed a right to make their product, especially if it violates our regulations. If it becomes an issue, the government can then revise their regulations.