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Financial Services Group WCS Sues Online Forum Over Negative Post
First time accepted submitter kavzee writes The popular Australian online discussion forum, Whirlpool, is being sued by a financial services group for refusing to remove a negative review about its services. A similar story occurred a number of years ago when another company by the name of 2Clix attempted to sue Whirlpool for the same reasons but later withdrew their case. "A financial services business licenced through National Australia Bank is suing an online forum for refusing to remove an allegedly fake and negative post about its services, claiming it has damaged its reputation with would-be clients. It is the latest legal action launched against an online forum or review website for publishing negative comments, following several high profile cases in Australia and overseas. Financial advice group WCS Group has initiated action against Whirlpool in the Supreme Court of Victoria, seeking unspecified damages and costs, despite the fact the forum generates no revenue."
So many of these people are in jail because they made a deliberate, informed decision to use drugs. They put themselves there because they decided getting high and risking their health was more important than following the law. Nobody forced drugs onto them, and they ALWAYS had a choice to not use them.
People say it's harsh to say "if you don't want to go to jail, don't commit a crime", but tell that to the hundreds of thousands of hard-working, law abiding immigrants who come here from China, Vietnam, the Middle East, etc. who have no English language skill, less property, less knowledge of America, and still become successful despite being in poverty because they chose to obey the law. I hate saying it's that simple, but it really is.
Growing up poor and surrounded by drug use, I can't feel sorry for people who chose to do so. It's a choice, and it's a terrible decision to choose to use drugs. We must stop pretending that they are victims and hold them responsible for their own terrible decisions.
My first thought was "Idiot". Then I noticed your sign in, Anonymous Coward, and revised that to troll.
I think we've pushed this "anyone can grow up to be president" thing too far.
Mysteriously, you are also quite happy to deficit-finance the billions upon billions it costs to incarcerate millions of your citizens.
If you want to lock up all those people for petty crimes (then throw away the key) then at least raise taxes so your citizens understand the true cost, instead of just borrowing the money to fund it. Eventually that's gonna unravel.