Can corporations be imprisoned

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Read about criminal acts by a corporation and the two links:

 

(youtube video BP's Big Oil Spill Settlement Includes Criminal Charges - 1:23)

 

(BP pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2010 gulf oil spill - Los Angeles Times 2013 article)

 

  1. What did BP's corporate executives/directors lie about concerning the 2010 oil spill?
  2. What penalty or penalties did BP incur after pleading guilty to eleven counts of manslaughter?
  3. Can corporations be imprisoned?
  4. Discuss one or more things you read in the article and/or watched in the video that surprised you or affected you in some way.
  5. Do you think the penalty was enough for BP - explain?

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