X-Message-Number: 20474 From: "Mark Plus" <> Subject: Trends in legalized extortion Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:35:46 -0800 Attorneys in California have figured out how to "shake down" legitimate auto repair businesses: http://www.autorepaircoalition.org/ and manicure salons, many of which are run by Vietnamese immigrants: http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=1021013&nav=9qrxCVky Meanwhile, attorneys in New York are going after McDonald's (= Jackpot!) for allegedly making youngsters obese, from their own voluntary behavior. Even without going to court, McDonald's will have to pay extortion money to make the suit go away: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_713510.html Once attorneys figure out that cryonics organizations are sitting on many millions of dollars, and exist in a still-undefined legal area, they are going to find ways to sue them for confiscatory amounts of contrived "damages." Mark Plus It's not "religious" or "science fictional" if you can do it. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20474