MLB, Homeland Security, and the Undercover Underwear Sting

&gt; A group of agents then charged past him into the doorway. Lindquist was briefly handcuffed as they entered the unit, with guns drawn. Agents then told him that if he insisted on a warrant, they would take everything print-related in his shop as a precaution to keep him from printing further counterfeit apparel.<p>This absolutely infuriates me. I don&#x27;t care how much of the law he is breaking - you are threatening to take away a man&#x27;s livelihood because he was making sure due process was being followed. The fact that is remotely legal is absurd. Those agents and their supervisors should be fired.

The federal government is fast becoming the military arm of corporate America. It&#x27;s reprehensible, but the only way to fight it is to make billions of dollars yourself, then dedicate that money to fighting against the very system that enabled you to make and keep your billions.<p>This, of course, is unlikely to happen, and is why this problem will only get worse over time.

This is infuriating to me, and corrosive to our republic. I want to help, to fight this. I have some money and some time. What is the most effective to do this?

I&#x27;m nearly speechless reading this, shaking my head. The &quot;laws&quot; that the esteemed enforcement agencies are choosing to enforce are astounding. The best thing that can possibly happen is transparency and subsequent outrage.

Why are the agents involved in these raids never named in the news coverage? These kinds of incidents should become part of their reputations.

isn&#x27;t whether a trademark is being violated a legal question? HLS just gets to make this determination on its own and act? seems odd...

Might be about time to wind back copyright enforcement <i>just a tad</i>.

How is this a copyright violation? Trademark possibly, but not copyright.

Lobbyists As A Service. Anyone?

Now that&#x27;s what I call a panty raid!

Not surprising. Third world country requires the third world police.