Comments on: Two Years and 30,000 Complaints Later, FTC Finally Busts Car Warranty Robocallers [UPDATED]

By: Mac Beach

Mac Beach — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:13:00 +0000

I think once again we need to ask the question “Is waterboarding really torture?”

In this case, I say it is more along the lines of letting the punishment fit the crime.

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By: Eric Welch

Eric Welch — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:41:29 +0000

Jail time for the whole bunch. And every night their sleep should be interrupted by ringing phones.

Oh wait, they used that at Guantanamo?

By: Kawika Holbrook

Kawika Holbrook — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:25:36 +0000

Meant to say that shutting down robocallers may NOT be as sensational as going after a single sex ad left on Craigslist, but SC’s AG could still grab his headlines and help a lot more people helping out the sluggish FTC.

By: Kawika Holbrook

Kawika Holbrook — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:21:57 +0000

Considering South Carolina’s AG is all over Craigslist for a single ad, perhaps he can be bribed to help the FTC move a little faster on robocalls. The headlines would be as sensational as he would like to run for Governor, but a lot more people would be grateful for his efforts to liberate their phone lines.

Meanwhile, you raise a good question that I would love to have answered at some point: “If this is the most aggressive telemarketing scheme the FTC has ever encountered, why did it take the agency 2 years and 30,000 complaints to finally jump into action?”

Does the lag time have something to do with the previous administration’s evisceration of regulatory agencies? General incompetence? Outdated laws?