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> they cannot ignore a ruling Why not?
by sombremesa 5y ago
> they cannot ignore a ruling
Why not?
- colinmhayes 5y agoWhy can't you ignore your tax bill?
- indymike 5y agoFines now. Jail later.
- sombremesa 5y agoThanks. This actually comes closes to answering the question I was asking in the first place.
- indymike 5y agoIt was actually a good question.
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- babelfish 5y agoBecause that’s not how the law works. Sure, they can technically ignore the ruling, but they’re opening themselves up to a whole host of lawsuits, and any judge in those lawsuits would not look favorably on Apple.
- throw_m239339 5y ago> Why not? That's a bizarre question. They'd be in contempt of the court. https://www.upcounsel.com/legal-def-contempt-of-court https://www.upcounsel.com/legal-def-contempt-of-court The judge could sent Tim Cook or any number of Apple execs to prison.
- quickthrowman 5y agoUh, the state has a monopoly on violence? Apple doesn’t have a private army to protect their executives from going to prison, so……