Comments on: Coo coo for conflict minerals https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/coo-coo-conflict-minerals/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: No Name Guy https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/coo-coo-conflict-minerals/comment-page-1/#comment-303322 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:19:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48197#comment-303322 Repeal? Perish the though W/O.

How else can the Feds indict the firms for failing to comply with a law that can’t be complied with?

After all, an innocent man (or company) can not be extorted by force of law.

]]> By: nl7 https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/coo-coo-conflict-minerals/comment-page-1/#comment-303313 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:21:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48197#comment-303313 Still no word on banning “conflict dollars” used to fund violence? Or are we only banning durable currency substitutes associated with foreigners?

]]> By: rxc https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/coo-coo-conflict-minerals/comment-page-1/#comment-303100 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:09:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48197#comment-303100 Actually, the only ethical thing to do in this situation is to ban all trade in these materials, so that no one (especially children) is harmed by their production.

/sarc

]]> By: ras https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/coo-coo-conflict-minerals/comment-page-1/#comment-302951 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:30:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48197#comment-302951 Apparently. only privately held companies will be allowed to financially fuel violence in the war-torn Congo region.

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