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bananamogulyesterday at 9:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

"The only cases of white collar crime I've seen get prosecuted is securities fraud and that's rich people stealing from other rich people."

There are thousands of YouTube videos of people being arrested or being in court on charges of embezzling from their employers, committing fraud, presenting bogus checks at banks, etc.

Hacking is white collar crime. So is mortgage fraud. So is tax evasion and bribery. There are tons of prosecutions of these crimes every year.


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N_Lenstoday at 12:30 AM

All of your examples show the same pattern - the smaller party (in terms of capital) stealing from the larger party.

The law protects capital and binds humans.

aranelsurionyesterday at 11:48 PM

All your examples are also in the category of "individual vs. organization" though.