Should CEOs Be Held to a Higher Ethical Standard? CNBC

Center for American Progress Research Director Faiz Shakir joined CNBC to sort through events surrounding the recent resignation of BP CEO Lord Browne, who stepped down after being charged with perjury. Should CEOs of publicly traded companies have to conform to a higher standard?

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[magicpet]

How is being pressured out of a job for committing perjury as opposed to going to jail ( like what would happen to any of the rest of us without a rich executive's priviledge and power) a HIGHER standard? Higher than what ? No standard at all?

[prashanth817]

At times media personnel are just scavengers, I agree more with the girl rather than the guy from thhe centre for American Advancement or whatever, its upto the ppl concerned to choose whatever they want to disclose