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Samsung chair imprisoned and 24 others found guilty in union-busting case

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390 points AndrewDucker | 4 comments | 18 Dec 19 19:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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e40 ◴[18 Dec 19 20:46 UTC] No.21829249[source]▶
As a US citizen, I'm jealous they take corporate malfeasance seriously.
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pkaye ◴[18 Dec 19 20:50 UTC] No.21829298[source]▶
I'm not jealous of the South Korean Chaboel system though.
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Analemma_ ◴[18 Dec 19 21:47 UTC] No.21829816[source]▶
Yeah, but in that context it makes us look even worse. Like, South Korea has an institutionalized system of interlocking megacorporate congolomerates, and they still manage to better enforce their laws than we do. It's embarrassing.
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1. Mirioron ◴[18 Dec 19 23:19 UTC] No.21830506[source]▶
Or maybe the whole thing is pushed by another megacorp or an internal power struggle?
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2. pas ◴[18 Dec 19 23:22 UTC] No.21830531[source]▶
Do you have any evidence/data for this? Why do you reject the simpler model that yes their law enforcement system is simply more efficient?
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4. sushid ◴[19 Dec 19 00:45 UTC] No.21831042[source]▶
South Korea has many problems as does the US but one of Moon’s campaign promises was to not go easy on criminal conduct by Chaebols. Chaebols until now have traditionally been given an extremely light sentence followed by a pardon after a month or so.