Directorates Who Discredit Truthful Witnesses (W/80 Highlights)

[Gunnar Larson]

On Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 12:32 PM Gunnar Larson <g at xny.io> wrote:

> “And the persons who ultimately are harmed by all of this, of course, is
> the average consumer, the average citizen, who has no knowledge, unless it
> paid attention to this hearing, of the extent of the manipulations that
> have been carried out by the largest financial institutions in America and,
> indeed, probably the world.” - Senator John McCain
>
> *Highlights and working notes on the ethical limits of discrediting the
> truthful witness, observing modern directorates and ethics rules that fail
> to prevent truth distortion by unethical means (Source research by
> Marquette Law Review).*
>
> History provides the epic example of Enron and a cunning Board of
> Directors of misleaders, a team of flimflam artists who used sly rhetorical
> skills to bamboozle the public, turning night into day. In this conception,
> directorates tell stories only in order to seduce and beguile regulators
> who fall prey to the advocate’s star-crossed tricks.
>
> Why do company Directors employ unethical, false story techniques to
> advance a false defense when ethical means are available? The exponential
> effects of this troublesome behavior requires that the firm’s every word,
> action and attitude be consistent with the conclusion that is dishonest.
> Board directors are the ultimate self policing body of an organization,
> responsible for setting the tone for ethical rules and standards.
> Not only are modern ethical rules unable to prevent directorates who use
> of false-story techniques, but little can be done in the way of reforming
> the rules themselves so that they can more effectively regulate the
> unethical means by which honesty is systematically discredited and made to
> look untruthful.
>
>    -
>
>    As witnessed in New York State recently, top leaders sometimes ignore
>    ethical rules by rationalizing away conduct known to be unethical standards
>    of professional behavior.
>    -
>
>    More abstract-oriented discussions concerning whether society’s best
>    interests are advanced with attempts to distort outcomes by discrediting
>    the truth has even impacted virtual currency innovation out of New York.
>    These points simply seem invented as an outrageous scenario presented to
>    the public by way of question, yet they are indeed true.
>    -
>
>    There is a pattern of routinely using an arsenal of tricks to subvert
>    the truth. The culprit may argue that the version of events is untruthful,
>    because of a motive to fabricate the truth. In actuality, incompetence is
>    the only true motive to fabricate directorate supported dishonesty.
>
> Now more than ever, honest and ethical leaders know that each time a
> directorate uses talents and skills to pollute the marketplace with lies
> (either explicit or implicit) to manipulate profits is an act that
> initially diminishes the chances of a prosperous society.
> Such practice of engaging in conduct that involves dishonesty, fraud,
> deceit or misrepresentation is impermissible and should not be tolerated.
> Without swift action, the public may lose confidence in both system wide
> innovation and maximizing the whole human potential of our species.
>
>    -
>
>    Alternatively, employing truthful answers to string together a series
>    of inferences that collectively weaken the case of interlocking
>    directorates.
>    -
>
>    Vigorously defending potentially problematic interlocking directorates
>    can be systematically re-purposed with the goal of protecting the innocent.
>
> We share 80 highlights to Todd A. Berger’s (published by Marquette Law
> Review) “The Ethical Limits of Discrediting the Truthful Witness: How
> Modern Ethics Rules Fail to Prevent Truthful Witnesses from Being
> Discredited Through Unethical Means.”
>
>
> https://thecapital.io/article/directorates-who-discredit-truthful-witnesses-w80-highlights-MlfBWmfPsuKHmhtNBVH
>
> --
> *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>*
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