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While potentially true, that doesn’t excuse any of the actions taken by the franchise owners, corporate, and especially the american fork police.

Ben might’ve done some antagonistic things, but it’s overall good to bring light to all of this. So, so, SO many other people and families are taken advantage by corporate America like this.

Biggest things are Ben and his friends are young and I think they trusted the police way too much. And the whole claiming to flee to Mexico…ugghhh lol.

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ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Oh definitely. What B&M and some of the cops and lawyers have done is really bad.

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orclev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It is entirely possible and often is the case that all parties involved can be in the wrong, legally if not also morally. Ben really fucked up in a few places and ended up helping BAM out because of that. Has he been a little more cautious where things are currently would be a lot more straightforward with all the legal fallout aimed squarely at BAM. Instead there’s a not unlikely chance Ben could end up in serious financial and possibly even legal trouble. It’s not inconceivable that he could wind up facing some jail time and an even higher chance he could wind up with the kind of judgement against him that he’s not going to be able to crowd fund his way out of.

The only somewhat bright side is that it’s looking highly likely that Mansell will wind up getting his $100K and/or Legos back, even if literally everyone else winds up financially ruined.

Unfortunately the ones I see getting away with their crimes in this situation are as usual the dirty cops.

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- godsammitdam@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Well, let’s do as much as we can to pressure legislators and the courts to hold parties accountable. The only reason anything is happening is because of the transparency and public response.
  
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