On Sunday October 18, there was a news article that talked about counterfeit sellers in the inland center and what the police is doing about it. "Inland police targeting counterfeit sellers" is the title of the article by John Asbury of The Press-Enterprise.
In the article, Asbury describes that law enforcement people have found sellers of counterfeit merchandise in swap meets and outside of markets. Brands like D&G, Coach and Ed Hardy are among the top most seized by authorities.
According to an interview with Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Zachary Hall, "A lot of this counterfeiting is what funds terrorist activities and narcotics."
Asbury explains that the sales of counterfeit items hurt sales of local businesses and that retailers loose thousands of dollars. I think that most of the people who buy counterfeit clothing, shoes, bags among other things are people who can't afford to buy the brand named items at regular price, so in a way it is not really a loss to the retailers because these people who buy counterfeit would otherwise never buy original. I am not saying that it is ok to sell counterfeit products, I am only suggesting that the price of original merchandise shouldn't be too high, specially at times of economical crisis.
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My real question is how does counterfeit merchandise support terrorism? There could possibly be a link, but I think your reaction is much more on target. So why did the author include this quote? Why did an official make this comment? When we link a crime to terrorism does it get a different reaction in the media and in the public?
ReplyDeleteI agree that most people can't afford the retail stores prices so counterfeits aren't taking money away from the store. The quote doesn't make sense because how can something like selling shirts contribute to all these places the guy lists?
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