XPost: nyc.announce, nyc.general 
 From: liberty@once.net 
  
 "Phil"  wrote in message 
 news:gh0vnv4ua54vpof4bsr1ke7pd0c3129dqf@4ax.com... 
 > On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:21:06 GMT, "Freedom Fighter"  
 > wrote: 
 > 
 > >True, they want to spam you and profit from helping others to do 
 likewise, 
 > >but there's more to it than that. I doubt they lose anything with their 
 > >"discounts," as everything they do is geared to maximizing profit - 
 > >including having their scanners overcharge you. 
 > 
 > Stores don't stay in business by not making profits.  THere's nothing 
 > wrong with that.  Overcharging you is another matter. 
  
 I agree, but it seems like overstepping the bounds of ethical business has 
 become an industry in itself. 
  
 > >I can't quote a source, but I do recall reading that the police and who 
 > >knows who else have access to those store purchase records, and check 
 > >through them for evidence of illegal activity, or evidence against 
 whomever 
 > >they wish to scrutinize, or just whomever they wish to screw. 
 > 
 > Buying a lot of baggies is not enough reason for the police to do 
 > anything. 
  
 But do you feel comfortable with the idea that you can be under scrutiny and 
 suspicion just because there are fascist big-brother bureaucrats watching 
 every move you make that they can find a way of observing? 
  
 > Besides, drug dealer who would need that many bags would go 
 > to a surplus place where they wouldn't have club discounts. 
  
 You are assuming the dealer is halfway intelligent. If he were, he'd 
 probably be working for some hypocritical KKKon$ervative government agency 
 that is not above drug trafficking. But even that can be risky - someone 
 even blew the whistle on Rush Limberger, no? 
  
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