‘The Codfather,’ a New Bedford fishing mogul, pleads guilty

[Slipknot]

I don't know who you are referring to with that about keep supporting less regulation. It seems to me that the current regulation in this case was not enough to prevent this scumbag from trying to skirt the law however there is evidence enough to bring him up on charges because there is a regulation in place, and now he pleads guilty so there will be some justice at least. Now if some liberal judge does not give him leniency and actually fines the crap out of him and he looses his comm license, then there could be some deterrent. If not, then more poaching will go on until an example is made of these selfish scum.

Maybe you are lumping all regulations into one big pile by generalizing. I think some of the over the top rules are not business friendly at all and could be put in by competitors who have a lobbyists ear. That kind of corruption should be done away with obviously.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I don't know who you are referring to with that about keep supporting less regulation. It seems to me that the current regulation in this case was not enough to prevent this scumbag from trying to skirt the law however there is evidence enough to bring him up on charges because there is a regulation in place, and now he pleads guilty so there will be some justice at least. Now if some liberal judge does not give him leniency and actually fines the crap out of him and he looses his comm license, then there could be some deterrent. If not, then more poaching will go on until an example is made of these selfish scum.

Maybe you are lumping all regulations into one big pile by generalizing. I think some of the over the top rules are not business friendly at all and could be put in by competitors who have a lobbyists ear. That kind of corruption should be done away with obviously.

Exactly. I don't get wdmso's point. It's not that there weren't any regulations or laws already in place in this instance. It's just that the Codfather didn't follow them. All the regulations and laws that can be put in place won't stop some crooked people from disregarding them. They can only be stopped by catching them and prosecuting them.

[wdmso]

That is my point even with regulation they will try to game the system .. I don't buy the argument regulations are aginst business most regulation are a direct response to the failure of business to conduct themselves responsibly. But the magical reduction of regulations some support will not translate into jobs profits yes jobs no