Give me a break.
Skilling's malfeasance could only permanently affect people who irresponsibly allowed Skilling to control their lives.
Intelligent people who invested wisely were, at worst, out of a job.
That's life as an adult - people lose jobs every day. You go out and find another one.
I happen to agree with you, but it will come as a shock to many to discover that the company they may work for is not their friend and beyond the 9-to-5 hours for which the company pays them -- they owe the firm no loyalty. None. Nada. Zip.
Skilling was nothing but a common thief and a very greedy one at that. Try stealing from Uncle Sam by not paying your taxes. For cheating on your tax return for a few dollars you will get the book thrown at you. Stallings stole more than a few dollars. He is lucky he did not get life. I never invested in Enron so I do not know what it is like to be wiped out at age 65 when you are about to retire even if you are foolish enough to put all your money in one basket (ENRON). The company went down not because of inept management but of grand theft. Don't worry about Stallings; he'll be out in a few years and will still have plenty of time to enjoy the many millions he still has stashed away.