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From time to time I just get fed up and do something. This is one of those times. I finally had enough of CEOs getting away with every crime imaginable as long as it was done “in the name of the corporation.” I went over to Change.org and created this petition<\/a>. If you believe the CEO and board of directors should be held criminally accountable, just like an individual, when a crime is committed “in the name of the corporation” then please view\/sign the petition. Please feel free to tweet, snap, snark, whatever, the link to all of your friends. It’s time to see just how effective Change.org really is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From time to time I just get fed up and do something. This is one of those times. I finally had enough of CEOs getting away with every crime imaginable as long as it was done “in the name of the corporation.” I went over to Change.org and created this petition. 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