Using a thief to catch thieves?

**CrossLOPER** · 02-06-2010, 15:53

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

For the Swiss to take the high ground they're either bing ironic or have llost grip on reality. They are the bank of choice for dictators the world over.

Ha!

**HoreTore** · 02-07-2010, 04:06

Illegally obtained? Bah!

Any employee should be obligated to report any criminal activity his company is involved in. Buy it, then give the guy a medal.

Loyalty ends when there's a crime involved. And yes, tax evasion is a crime.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 02-07-2010, 04:17

Originally Posted by HoreTore

Illegally obtained? Bah!

Any employee should be obligated to report any criminal activity his company is involved in. Buy it, then give the guy a medal.

Loyalty ends when there's a crime involved. And yes, tax evasion is a crime.

"sell for 2.5 million" is not the same as "report".

**HoreTore** · 02-07-2010, 06:32

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

"sell for 2.5 million" is not the same as "report".

Tomayto tomato.

He's taking on a huge risk, it's only fair to give him something for his troubles.

**Fragony** · 02-07-2010, 13:03

It can't be used legally it concerns private information of citizens, their address, where they work, it was illegally obtained, now it isn't about law but about the money of course, so privacy laws step aside.

**HoreTore** · 02-07-2010, 14:00

Originally Posted by Fragony

It can't be used legally it concerns private information of citizens, their address, where they work, it was illegally obtained, now it isn't about law but about the money of course, so privacy laws step aside.

Do you support anti-terrorism laws by any chance, Frags?

**rory_20_uk** · 02-07-2010, 15:35

This is where the problem of trying to legislate everything comes into difficulty, but sadly few in power appear to have either the will or the inclination to use common sense.

Information that details off shore accounts is not going to impact on the law abiding, as the offshore accounts are mostly if not all breaking the law; for laws to defend law breakers is perverse. If such issues could be reviewed by Judges(?) which would allow for sorting out potentially complex situations; if this was the case then there would not be the need to have laws to cover every potential eventuality in the first place.