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Yes, in some regards it's definitely obscene that corporations are viewed as persons under the law. However, as is pointed out on the petition page "Corporations can't go to jail when they hurt or kill someone." Well, obviously the entire corporation can't. I do think there needs to be more accountability for some of their harmful practices and in that sense treat them more like "persons." A fine that's a drop in the bucket compared to their profits isn't much of a deterent, and in fact most of them would rather pay a fine than improve their product, as the latter does much more to cut into their obscene profits.