Ken Lay a Victim? Only of His Own Greed
Ken Lay has always had chutzpah; now he’s trying to paint himself as a victim.
The St. Petersburg Times rightly says that won’t wash:
Lay
said the villains in the Enron case are federal prosecutors, who have
hidden the truth in a “wave of terror.” Lay apparently equates the
deaths of innocent people at the hands of suicide bombers with his
indictment in the corporate scandal. Such hubris takes a lot of nerve,
but then Ken has plenty of that.
To which all I can
add is they are absolutely right. This man caused financial harship for
his loyal employees. I hope they make him pay back every penny of his
ill-gotten gains.
If the actions of Ken Lay disgust you, consider signing the Business Ethics Pledge to make a public (and marketable) stand for business ethics.
Has anyone seen the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room? I thought it completely captures the scandal and shows the outrageousness of what Enron was trying to pull off. I would highly recommend watching it before the Skilling/Lay trials begin. Visit www.enronmovie.com for more info.
Comment by kander7 — January 24, 2006 @ 1:51 am