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Not just bad reputation, it's against the law in many countries. It's given as example of the False imprisonment wikipedia page [1]: "The detention of a custom
by rythie 7y ago
Not just bad reputation, it's against the law in many countries. It's given as example of the False imprisonment wikipedia page [1]:
"The detention of a customer by a business owner (e.g., hotel operator, apartment owner, credit card company) for the failure to pay a bill."
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_imprisonment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_imprisonment
- DoofusOfDeath 7y agoI'd be interested to know if this is illegal in (specifically) Tunisia. The closest parallels I can think of are the "mechanic's lien"[0] from English Common Law, or "debtors' prison"[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanic%27s_lien#Creation_and_enforcement_%E2%80%93_personal_property https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanic%27s_lien#Creation_and... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison