12 year investigation and trial.
Accused:
- General Motors.
- Firestone.
- Standard Oil of California.
- Phillips Petroleum.
- Mack Trucks.
Verdict:
Guilty. GM was fined $5,000 (equivalent to $62,000 in 2025).
Yahuh. The US legal system.
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The US has been a corpo shithole for far longer than people realize.
Yea, I bet that taught them a lesson. (Just not the intended one)
Oh this is a conspiracy? I'd always heard it reported as fact
While the term often refers to crackpot theories, a "conspiracy" is just several people secretly plotting to do something illegal.
Here, there were convictions. This was indeed an actual, factual conspiracy where GM and others secretly plotted to systematically destroy competing public transit.
Ahh I see, I was conflating conspiracy with conspiracy theory - thanks for clearing that up!
The term is conspiracy THEORY. A conspiracy is when that actually happens.