This reminded me of a self-acting armed organization of the population (smile)
CB "From the viewpoint of the vast majority of Europeans of the end of the 19th century, whom Engels was addressing, and who had not gone through or closely observed a single great revolution, it could not have been otherwise. They could not understand at all what a “self-acting armed organization of the population” was. When asked why it became necessary to have special bodies of armed men placed above society and alienating themselves from it (police and a standing army), the West-European and Russian philistines are inclined to utter a few phrases borrowed from Spencer of Mikhailovsky, to refer to the growing complexity of social life, the differentiation of functions, and so on. " http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch01.htm > 5 Charged with torturing foreclosure consultants > Someone said: ("Foreclosure consultants" market their services to > individuals facing loss of their homes through foreclosure - imminent > foreclosures are matters of public record in most US jurisdictions. > Foreclosure consultants offer to stop or delay foreclosures in return > for a fee. Very often the foreclosure consultant takes the money and > does little or nothing. While foreclosure consultants are no doubt > prospering in the current crisis, the "profession" has been around for > years. In this case, it looks like some distressed homeowners utilized > "self help" justice to deal with a couple of scam artists. > > 5 charged with torturing Calif. home loan agents > > The Associated Press Monday, October 26, 2009 > > Prosecutors say five people have been charged in Los Angeles with > torturing and robbing two men they thought falsely promised to save > their home from foreclosure. > > Two men were charged Monday with torture, robbery and false > imprisonment. A man and two women pleaded not guilty to the same > charges Friday. > > Prosecutors say two of the suspects hired loan modification agents in > hopes of keeping their home but believed the men took their money and > did nothing. > > Prosecutors claim the victims were lured to Glendale on Oct. 20, held > for hours, beaten and robbed before one escaped. > > All five suspects remained jailed on about $1 million bail each. > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/26/financial/f145705D39.DTL&tsp=1 > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
