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LG Exec Indicted Over Broken Samsung Washing Machine
itwbennett writes Jo Seong-jin, the head of LG's home appliance division, was indicted Sunday by prosecutors in Seoul for allegedly damaging Samsung Electronics' washing machines before the IFA electronics show in Berlin last September. The company says it was his regular practice to test the rival company's machines, something he has done while working for LG for the past 38 years, and has released closed-circuit television footage in his defense showing him testing Samsung products including washing machines, dish washers and refrigerators. Jo and two other employees are charged with vandalism, defamation and obstruction of business.
If you break your opponents washing machine, they'll have you "taken the the cleaners"....
At least his washing machines will sing you a song when they're done! That's gotta count for something, right? Right?
You're right, I wouldn't steal a car. But if it were possible, I sure as hell would download one!
As an industry leading executive for the Maytag corporation, shenanigans like this are an outrage. Our washers have performed flawlessly for years on the other hand, with no outside intervention required to ensure your dress shirts are ripped, your trousers are torn, and the laundry left in 3 gallons of cold murky water. We work tirelessly, I assure you without any 'sabotage,' to create a washer capable of squirting tepid water out of the sides, and delivering that warm rolling black and grey smoke that you've come to expect from Maytag. Its why our slogan is more than just a statement, its a promise.
Maytag: We'll trip a breaker.
Good people go to bed earlier.
See "Tortious interference".
For every problem, there is at least one solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest; the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. (Exodus 20:10).
I hate to break it to you, but Sunday is the FRIST day of the week, has been for at least a thousand years and the Sabbath has always been what we know as Saturday now. Just ask your local practicing Jewish person.
However, I too, wonder why this was handed out on a weekend... Government workers generally don't go to work from Friday evening though Monday morning, at least those involved in the court system. This must have been important in Korea..
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
The US already has laws for that.
The US also has laws against fraud and racketeering. Doesn't seem to apply to companies over a certain size.
Citation please?
Seems to me that if what you *think* is true that there are a pile of DA's out there who would be vying for a chance to seal their re-election by reeling in the "big fish" you seem to think are there... I don't think it's very common, this fraud and racketeering by large companies you suspect...
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
It turns out "Jo Seong-jin" rhymes with "Tonya Harding".
Is he accused of damaging these AT the trade show or in a store? Or was LG buying the products and returning them to their secret lab to poke/prod them?
I guess I'd be mad if my flagship products failed at a trade show - only to find that somebody had put sand in the tank overnight.
This reminds me of an old Click & Clack episode where a caller had purchased a used VW...and while cleaning the trunk had found paperwork indicating the car was owned by the Chevy (Ford?) proving grounds. Tom & Ray assured the caller that some test driver was comparing the competition had driven the car to within an inch of it's life - and that the caller should either purchase the extended warranty or trade the car in ... now! They also suggested that the test driver had purposely left the evidence behind as a warning to future owners.
Seems to me that if what you *think* is true that there are a pile of DA's out there who would be vying for a chance to seal their re-election by reeling in the "big fish" you seem to think are there
The big companies have lawyers, and they work the system thoroughly. The "big fish" are not merely "big", but they have intelligence and many smart people working for them as well. They also have folks surrounding them to help take the "fall" or steer the investigation towards designated scapegoats.
Attempting to go after so-called "big fish" would not seal their re-election, and it would likely be career suicide.
They don't get where they are without having a large social network and plenty of contacts within government to call in some kinds of favors with.
Young bright "hot shot" DA won't be such a hot shot, when there are higher execs in his chain of command breathing down his/her neck, and DA needs to leverage the social network to advance.
Again, Citation please?
I know the common belief is that large corporations are evil in some way, how else do they become so big? But, apart from the current mythology, I don't see any evidence of what you claim.
There obviously ARE bad people doing bad things, some of whom work for large corporations, but as a whole, these organizations usually operate within the law. They don't "get away" with illegal stuff just because they have an army of lawyers at their disposal. Most corporations are quite concerned about not breaking the law and go out of their way to avoid even the appearance of it.
As evidence of my view, I point to the many recent examples where large corporations where indeed cited for breaking laws, fined for it and where individuals involved where convicted. Of further, where companies where found liable in civil court class action suits for their actions.
What you are claiming is mealy a common mythology, foisted on us by the likes of "Occupy Wall street" and the politicians who use class envy as a wedge issue to get votes. It is not reality true. They don't often break the law and don't get away with it when they do. It's bad business...
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101