International Law

Have Failed Franchisees Been Raped?

In an extraordinary post at Blue Mau Mau, a failed franchisee claims that

It Feels Like Rape when the franchisee finds out that they have been lied to by their franchisor.

Zee's are left in the state of desperation.

Many have never been in this situation before. It boils down to how is someone whose never been put in a situation that looks hopeless deal with it?

They feel violated to the ultimate degree. Unless you are in this situation or experience something like this you never really understand.

It is like when a women is raped do you understand to the fullest what has happened to her?

You have to be put in that situation before you understand it. The zee has been lied to and no longer trust the zor.

Remember whose money was lost. What I've learned is the zor tells the zee he or she has their own business.

Another lie.

In reality it is the zor's business other wise why would the zor have a one sided UFOC? Only winners in a franchise is the zor and the lawyers!!!

(Via Blue MauMau - Comments.)

I have written about how smart individuals fall victim to con criminals when reporting that a well known psychiatrist, Dr. Louis A. Gottschalk, may have been bilked out of $3 million by practioneers of the Nigerian e-mail scam. Dr. Gottschalk apparently admits that he was bilked out of at least $900,000, according to the article.Victims of Crime

What is the most amazing part of this story?

That Dr. Gottschalk is finanically well off?

That the good Dr. is a psychiatrist? That it was Dr. Gottshalk who first diagnosed Ronald Regan with "suffering from diminished mental ability as early as 1980"?

None of the above. The most amazing part of the story is is John Kane's, research manager of the National White Collar Crime Center, response, who said:

"people blinded by greed continue to wire their money overseas. Although this scam has been around for years," he said, "you continue to see some people who forget the adage, 'If it's too good to be true, it probably is,' and fall prey to a get-rich-quick mentality."

(my emphasis)

Can you imagine the uproar if someone in Kane's position said of a rape victim:

Women continue to wear provocative clothing, and forget the adage "no means yes"?

Why are victims of economic crimes blamed by regulators? This is the only crime in which the victims are routinely blamed for being victimized."

Are when in the 1950's when it comes to blaming the victim for financial crime?

Full post as published by Misleading Advertising Law on February 06, 2008 (boomark / email).