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cstanleytech

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7. Sorry but this is a BS feel good ruling.

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:12 AM

Feb 2013

Why do I say that? Because this will really do nothing to stop the practice because its profitable for companies to do this kind of stuff and it will continue until they are shown that its not profitable which will only happen if the fines for this type of stuff are stiffened enough to where there is no profit in doing it.

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