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minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months ago They claimed that the FTC never alerted them to any wrongdoing before filing the lawsuit, so how could they have known they were violating the law? “The police never informed me I was doing anything illegal before arresting me, so how could I possibly have known?” Ignorance of the law isn’t a defense against breaking it in any other sector…
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoIt can be. There’s a saying that intent is 9/10 of the law. But, they definitely intended to fuck people over, so that’s a moot point.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI’m sure their legions of lawyers never warned them it might be illegal
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI’m sure they did, but they felt that this was more profitable, even if they got caught.
“The police never informed me I was doing anything illegal before arresting me, so how could I possibly have known?”
Ignorance of the law isn’t a defense against breaking it in any other sector…
It can be. There’s a saying that intent is 9/10 of the law.
But, they definitely intended to fuck people over, so that’s a moot point.
I’m sure their legions of lawyers never warned them it might be illegal
I’m sure they did, but they felt that this was more profitable, even if they got caught.