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From: jay@imagen.UUCP (Jay Jaeckel)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Sears
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 13:28:54 EST
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> It really is interesting to see how different Sears stores vary in quality.
> I have no negative or positive experiences to post about Sears, but after
> reading the n-th posting about Sears, I wondered if Sears has access to
> this net.  A small naive voice inside my head keeps saying "If only Sears 
> could see this, they would want to *DO* something!"  Are there any loyal
> net.consumers readers in Chicagoland that know where to forward copies of
> the past postings, and that have access to those posting?  
> 
> DISCLAIMER: This is my optimism speaking, not me!

A small naive voice inside my head keeps saying "If only Sears could see
this, the SURE MIGHT DO something:  They'd sue the ass off of everyone
who posted dirt on them!"
     I went to the library a few weeks ago and read a little bit on libel
laws (having had a previous employer whom I have occasionally considered
blowing the whistle on).  Turn out, apparently, that disclosing dirt about
someone can get you into deep shit, and that the truth of your dirt (even
if you can PROVE it, which you often can't) is at best usually a weak
defense which MIGHT get the court to reduce the damages awarded against you.

     So:  question to all posters of negative (but VALUABLE, I think)
consumer information on companies/products/services you have dealt with:
Aren't you awfully worried that the wrong predatory lawyers are going to
see your postings, and crucify you???  Another question:  Is there any
fairness or honesty at all in the libel laws, if I read them right?

DISCLAIMER: This is my {pessimism|cynicism|realism|all-of-these} speaking.

Another Disclaimer: The above pessimism|cynicism|realism|opinions are my own.

                                        -- Jay Jaeckel
                                        ...{ucbvax,decwrl}!imagen!jay