Felony Charges just filed

autobonrun · autobonrun's Garage

It was just announced by a County Prosecutor that felony charges are being filed against 2 gas stations in Missouri that gouged on gas prices on Tuesday. Penalty would be 5 years in prison and $5,000 fine. County Prosecutors in Kansas are expected to file charges tomorrow against 3-5 more stations for "egregious" pricing. I love it!

The Sign Guy · 09-13-2001, 02:39 PM

What prison are they going to send the gas stations to? Will they be rehabilitated when released? How about time off for lower prices.

Sorry couldn't resist.

Kevin

P.S. I hope they get all the scumbag price gougers.

Kurt B · 09-13-2001, 02:43 PM

Good thing there. I haven't seen that sort of stuff in my neck of the woods, but once again, that may be because the authorities crack down so quickly.

Early_S_Man · 09-13-2001, 03:03 PM

There was a declaration yesterday by Texas Governor Rick Perry that price gougers of ANY KIND: gas, lodging, or food would be prosecuted by the Attorney General!!! By 5 PM today, more than 1000 complaints had been reported on the two toll-free tip lines!
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Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

Don't get too excited guys. I think it's detestable too. But I don't think the law is too clear on defining price gouging. Even if it's profiteering, it's tough to define. I work 2 blocks from the White House and there were a lot of street vendors today selling small American Flags, who normally just sell drinks and snacks. They sometimes charge $5 for an umbrella when it rains, which they bought at a dollar store in VA.

MRM · 09-13-2001, 09:21 PM

I'm happy to say that I don't think the price gouging was as wide spread as the media portrays. I just traveled by rental car from Southern California back to Minnesota, and did not encounter a single incident of price gouging, even though we were on obviously travel-swollen interstates. This includes gas, food and lodging. Although we had to try about four motels in Colorado before we found one with a vacancy, we eventually found a Comfort Inn about a hour west of Denver for $60 bucks a night. Gas prices were uniformly unchanged.

We heard about the gouging on the radio and were expecting to get hit, but didn't see any of it ourselves.