It is my opinion that Robert Half is run by criminal scum, and should be destroyed.

This is based in part on this report, but also based on my experiences dealing with these criminal scum.

If you have the choice between working for Robert Half, or walking across the desert on bloody stumps, go for the stumps.

Rich, I sense ambivalence. Make a stand...er, sorry, you are standing.

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Yes, abuse of the laws sucks. Then of course there's this story, about a little guy (gal) whose successful small business trademark is being crushed beneath the J. Lo machine's juggernaut wheels. It's an incredibly long story, but well worth the read if you're into intellectual property cases.

Addendum: Of course, this story is just more proof that our current system is broken. Trademark law and enforcement as a concept, however, I still believe in.

I have a suggested solution to this abuse of IP laws.

Murder.

If the cost of bringing legal action to people who have nothing to lose was increased to the odd CEO or lawyer's life perhaps things would calm down a little. "Sure you _can_ sue these people, but they might come to your office and shoot you."

No, I'm not being serious, but historically bloody revolution is the only way that the "ruling class" get thrown out.

I'm not serious either...at least, mostly not serious. But I do feel that one's right to be protected by the law has a relationship to issues of justice.

As one of those extreme examples, I believe that Southern Slaveholders should have been murdered in their beds.

But then we get that whole breakdown of civil society thing. But the reality is that basically, 'justice' is almost never served.

So Robert Half ruins the lives of some schmucks. The 'right' response, from my point of view, is that 'Robert Half' should cease to exist.

I honestly think that society would be better off if all Robert Half offices were to be burned down this evening, and any major partners or shareholders were to have their homes destroyed.

Extreme? Not really.

My _old_ view that included torture was extreme...

Checked Google for "Virtual Office Team" and "Robert Half"...

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22virtual+...2&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Nothing. I'm no lawyer, but if Google doesn't even come up with ONE HIT for you with the words split like that, they shouldn't be yours.

It's easy to have a knee-jerk reaction when it seems like something is unfair to poor people. But most of you aren't thinking about how a better system could be created within the practical constraints of our legal system.

These people could certainly find a firm to do pro-bono or contingency work for them. I don't think most people realize how much of this sort of work is done.

But, the world is littered with the carcasses of simple people who screwed up and stepped on the toes of a corporation with resources. Not just when it comes to IP. Anyone using a trademark should have a search done by a law firm first.

Trevor...how's this for a better system: simple vigilantism. You fuck with 'the little people' and the 'little people' burn your house down and murder you?

It works for me.

I have an even simpler solution: put out a contract on every "representative" who refuses to vote the Patent, Copyright, and Trademark system into oblivion. There comes a time when the monster has gotten so big and rotten that the only sane response is to kill it.