a central part of why it seems like powerful, rich people live in a consequence-free world is that the social incentives to hold them to account have withered

Things like this contribute to people calling Luigi a saint. If there was justice through official channels (more justice than merely laws being applied), people wouldn't cheer for an executive being murdered on the street.

Wow! Looks like all those Ted Talks about ethics finally made an impact! /s

Kind of misleading, we just had one of the worst financial collapses in our history, lots of desperate people will do desperate things to survive