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>I often think about ways of disrupting businesses which rely on shady deals/regulatory capture/other anticompetitive measures. I just as often decide that it’s
by rl3 6y ago
>I often think about ways of disrupting businesses which rely on shady deals/regulatory capture/other anticompetitive measures. I just as often decide that it’s not worth it, since I don’t want my legs broken.
Any smart organized crime is going to realize that directly intimidating startup founders with violence on American soil is a great way to a) get an overwhelming amount of federal heat on them and b) turn whatever it is they're doing into a scandal immediately.
- sneak 6y agoI think perhaps you overestimate the FBI’s willingness to do routine policework.
- getlawgdon 6y agoThat's a beautiful, committed, and complete fantasy.
- rl3 6y ago>That's a beautiful, committed, and complete fantasy. Nice drive-by zinger. Care to, I don't know—cite evidence to the contrary? Despite being Canada, the facts of the original article support my point of view: "Three separate police services – YRP, Toronto Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police – joined forces to launch Project Platinum to investigate the violence associated with the tow truck industry. They carried out a series of raids this past spring, which netted dozens of high-powered weapons and led to the arrests of 35 people who face almost 500 charges, including the attempted murder of Carr."