Comments on: Behind the Gibson Guitar raid, cont’d

By: Ben Catoe

Ben Catoe — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 03:38:54 +0000

Aside from the other 30 problems with how Gibson was treated in this, I think the SWAT style raid is the most troubling. The only reason to do it that way is intimidation. Sealed warrants and endless stalling from the feds so Gibson could not get their day in court are also at the top of the list. How can we get anyone to be held accountable for such things?

I was sorry to see Gibson give up the fight but I certainly understand why they did.

By: Raymond Reichelt

Raymond Reichelt — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:44:43 +0000

Crony capitalism at its best – use the law to shut down competitors

By: Spodula

Spodula — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:36:49 +0000

I have to admit, when i was growing up in the UK, we always thought of the US as a place with limited regulation, low taxes and freedom from people arbitrarily breaking down your door, whereas we were stuck with EU regulations on the straightness of bananas and the metric system, high taxes and the local Plod being able to beat the cr*p out of you if you were the wrong colour/ From the North or Ireland/ looked at them funny.

Seems while the UK has rolled back a lot of of that rubbish, the US has gone other other way. Shame.