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27th June 2012, 15:38
CAB official accused of harassment by civil recovery firm (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18595023)
A company that sues shoplifters on behalf of retailers has accused a Citizens Advice Bureau official of organising a campaign of harassment against it.
The firm, Retail Loss Prevention (RLP), has also threatened legal action against several consumer websites because of comments on their forums.
It wants to uncover the identity of internet critics who have called for the company's business to be disrupted.
The CAB official denies the accusation.
Interesting. I've seen notices in stores saying they participate in "civil recovery schemes" but until now I had no real idea what it meant. Not a massive shock that it turns out to be an industry making a profit off the activities of shoplifters, which in a perversely sadistic twist are also likely to be the least able to fight off a civil case. Now the greedy shits are getting antsy about people fighting back against this regressive crap.
Fuck 'em. I hope they get torn to the ground.
A company that sues shoplifters on behalf of retailers has accused a Citizens Advice Bureau official of organising a campaign of harassment against it.
The firm, Retail Loss Prevention (RLP), has also threatened legal action against several consumer websites because of comments on their forums.
It wants to uncover the identity of internet critics who have called for the company's business to be disrupted.
The CAB official denies the accusation.
Interesting. I've seen notices in stores saying they participate in "civil recovery schemes" but until now I had no real idea what it meant. Not a massive shock that it turns out to be an industry making a profit off the activities of shoplifters, which in a perversely sadistic twist are also likely to be the least able to fight off a civil case. Now the greedy shits are getting antsy about people fighting back against this regressive crap.
Fuck 'em. I hope they get torn to the ground.