I think you might have mis-understood me. I completely agree that we cannot convict people based on some vague definition of morally reprehensible. I was simply expressing my feelings of anger towards Jeff Skilling and noting where I would like him to rot.

I strongly believe that executives should take social contract seriously. There are millions of ways to cheat and steal while still sticking to the letters of the law. The only real solution is to hire executives that are value driven.

And you still have Davis saying that Enron failed because of a bank run, not poor business practice. Would he say the same of a Ponzi scheme? What a shallow thinker. Wonder if he even read the book on Enron (smartest guys). Wonder if he ever reads a book.

Oh…and Lowell Bryant…grrr…a sin on intellect and inquiry.

That type of thinking brought us hate crime legislation, and has become far too pervasive.

Despicable, fine. Morally reprehensible, you are probably correct. I won’t quibble with your adjectives.

But exactly WHEN should reprehensible, but not illegal, behavior be punished by jail time? When teenagers are spewing curse words at the park among preschoolers? Certainly not. When some doofus lets his telephone ring LOUDLY during the live performance of your favorite concerto? Again, not. When your realtor persuades you to buy well outside of your price range? Sadly, not.

We are trying to have a civilization here. When we begin to prescribe JAILING people for unmannerly, ungentlemanly, BUT NOT ILLEGAL conduct (as your post specified), … what do we become?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413845

and find the whole Enron debacle despicable. I don’t know much about the Nigerian case, but I strongly believe that Jeff Skilling and his Enron cronies should go to jail for a long time. Something doesn’t have to be illegal for it to be morally reprehensible.