Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by pabloo
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I am sure we all want that senior lawyers opinion addopted by the judges in 3 or so months time..more competition prices drop dont we??
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Yes, I think most people would. I'd be happy to see Sky's institutionalized monopoly broken up. I'm simply pointing out the difference between legal advice and a court judgement. Here's hoping the judges in this case take that advice.
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as for those guys behind the starview franchise they are big boys and justice will ofcourse take its course no doubt,although for anyone stealing cable or satellite by purchasing one of those boxes will hardly get nearly 5 years in jail infact show me a case were anyone individualy stealing cable or satellite has got time??infact show me a case were anyone has got done for having chipped boxes in their homes!!infact this link posted by Ben http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/loc..._25m_1_2391258
this guy got done for causeing virgin £1.25m got an 18 month sentence SUSPENDED ...maybe it all isnt really serious in the grand scheme of things ehh??
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You know what - I can't point to a case involving an individual with a single box. Doesn't mean to say it doesn't happen though. Actually I think it's unlikely that an individual brought to court would go to jail unless they were a repeat offender. More likely they would get a fine. But they would still have a criminal record for fraud, which is unlikely to be helpful for any future job they might apply for.
The police and VM are always more likely to go after the big boys. As with drugs busts, if you take out the dealers you take out more of the problem in one go than you would by taking out the individual junkies on the street corners. But the individuals on the street corners are still law-breaking junkies. And junkies do still get done for possession when the boys in blue find them. |
