Well, not sure if Bayer is such a good name either. Bayer was part of conglomera...

dec0dedab0de · on Sept 19, 2019

I mean they also were the first to market Heroine, that hasn't really stopped sales of asprin.

saagarjha · on Sept 20, 2019

(Heroin.)

DFHippie · on Sept 20, 2019

Yes, the marketing of heroines preceded them and is generally harmless (protests against "Wonder Woman" notwithstanding).

mrhappyunhappy · on Sept 21, 2019

Pretty sure it was autocorrected.

joncrane · on Sept 20, 2019

Hugo Boss used to make Nazi uniforms and Volkswagen was literally founded by Nazis.

I think we need to reference more recent crimes if we want to write off entire companies.

What would be interesting is to determine what's within range and what isn't. I'll go out on a limb and say WW2 is beyond that horizon.

fromthestart · on Sept 19, 2019

Bayer knowingly sold antihemopheliac factor contaminated with HIV.

imglorp · on Sept 20, 2019

That should be bigger news. But as usual, quiet settlement and marginalized victims. 20,000 victims and a 300 million payout.