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The potential #criminal or perpetrator of protruding any suspicious action or decision based on heinous or harmful activity can be deterred by forcing them to weigh the consequences of mens rea & actus reus against the weight of punishments based on odds.
#bankers #roguetraders
Bad bankers are akin to criminals in any other walk of life.
We must broaden the domains of criminology and sociology, including psychology, to understand rogue and kleptomaniac behaviour among money managers in both the public and private sectors.
#Fincrime is ubiquitous
The most potent cocktail of crime is when Financial crimes aka #Fincrimes and Social Engineering taxonomy comes together, such as #Cybercrimes, to threaten legacy Management Information, Technology, Computer Engineering, Networking, and Private Data Systems Securities.
#Hazards
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Good baseball nerd text/precedent thread by @marty_lederman on the controversial call against Trea Turner.

I'm a @Nationals fan. I still thought at the time the umps clearly were right.
I made a purposivist argument last night, but the text also backs up the umps... 1/
@marty_lederman @Nationals 2/ @marty_lederman gives the rule:
“[r]unner is permitted to exit the three-foot lane by means of a step, stride, reach or slide in the immediate vicinity of 1st base for the sole purpose of touching first base.”
The key word: "exit." And "sole."
Video:
@marty_lederman @Nationals 3/
Rule 5.09(a)(11):
In running the last half of the distance from home to 1st... he runs inside (to the left of ) the foul line, and in the umpire's judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base... [then] the ball is dead [and runner is out]...
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