this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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Once the policeman pointed out the issue of John taking things from other people's houses without paying for them, John made nessecary changes to fix the issue.
Of course, he wasn't arrested for theft, nor were the previously taken items returned, because it was only a technical issue which was quickly resolved.
Can you imagine what would happen to an individual who engineered something like this? They'd be arrested and marched off in handcuffs.
Corporations are legal persons except when it comes to criminal activity. For that they're pretty much untouchable.