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Snake Plissken

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21. They didn't do this to steal land they did this to steal their money.
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 04:33 AM
Jul 2018

The suit alleges that black farmers who attended the 67th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in March of last year bought more than $100,000 worth of Stine seeds. But the "certified" seeds the growers had paid for were switched with inferior ones at a warehouse near Sledge, Mississippi, according to the suit.

This was more than likely a situation where a sleazy salesman no different than Trump, specially targeted people who he felt would not have the means to come after him, in this case poor Black farmers, and baited them with high yield seed but switched it with seed that was primarily garbage that did not pass quality control and was targeted for disposal.

This is no different than Trump's fake university scam, where he targeted people in need of money specifically poor people who he felt would not have the resources or ability to fight in in court with a bait and switch scam.

I hope they sue the shit out of this company Horse with no Name Jul 2018 #1
Those assholes need to be sued out of existence. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #2
Yes, this is just so disturbing...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #3
And tossed into the state pen Blue_Tires Jul 2018 #38
Let them know via Twitter at ellie Jul 2018 #4
Have the seeds or plants examined by a certified lab. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #5
They did and the lab confirmed it. hedda_foil Jul 2018 #13
Are "experts at Mississippi State University" the qualified lab? nt greyl Jul 2018 #18
Yes, fine agricultural school... Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #30
Land grant cow college exboyfil Jul 2018 #53
EVIL appalachiablue Jul 2018 #6
Here's their leadership: Anon-C Jul 2018 #7
Thanks. All those fucking white dudes with dark, twisted souls. Fuck 'em. ancianita Jul 2018 #12
While I agree with your use of those B/W terms we should be careful about imputation erronis Jul 2018 #45
You are SO right, and I usually avoid using black as evil. Thank you for the reminder. Edited. ancianita Jul 2018 #48
Thanks for the link. Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #14
Looks qWhite right n/t wellst0nev0ter Jul 2018 #62
Oh my. I hope they kick ass and take names. cpamomfromtexas Jul 2018 #8
Classic swindle. And only committed racists could do something like this. byronius Jul 2018 #9
More than just the seed company was involved. procon Jul 2018 #10
Another important story that will be buried by the "leebruhl" media bdjhawk Jul 2018 #11
I thought I was reading a historical story, only to learn it is current! Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #15
I thought so, too, Equinox. kag Jul 2018 #41
I totally thought so too renate Jul 2018 #44
Same here, I thought it was maybe 1880s or 1920s during Jim Crow. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #50
I told a black friend of mine shanti Jul 2018 #61
Criminal and civil lawsuit twofer incoming wonkwest Jul 2018 #16
Stine Seed responds: dalton99a Jul 2018 #17
That statement translated out of corporate-speak and into English means: Volaris Jul 2018 #20
I hope the Chinese tariffs put all the crackers involved in this swindle out of business. roamer65 Jul 2018 #19
Actually Soybean farmers especially have gotten the shaft by Trump. Anon-C Jul 2018 #51
They didn't do this to steal land they did this to steal their money. Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #21
Surely you would have expected a reasonable amount of white farmers to have suffered, if that were OnDoutside Jul 2018 #22
I don't understand the point you are trying to make Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #23
The OP is suggesting they are out to steal the land of black farmers, you are suggesting, no this is OnDoutside Jul 2018 #24
I never said no racism was involved ... you did Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #25
No, I queried whether you were suggesting racism wasn't involved, when clearly it was. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #26
I never suggested that racism was not involved, though you keep trying to convince yourself I did Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #27
Umm PoorMonger Jul 2018 #54
I have yet to be able to find a single article claiming that this seed company purchased any land Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #55
Why is it either or to you? PoorMonger Jul 2018 #56
The story sensationally claims that this seed company is doing this to steal Black farmers land Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #57
This is because PoorMonger Jul 2018 #59
I doubt this middleman who ripped them off cared about anything but getting the money in his pocket Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #60
You are worried for a company that at the very least sold inferior seeds to customers who just Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #31
Some folks don't like to,call racism malaise Jul 2018 #28
+1 OnDoutside Jul 2018 #29
My first thought was who was the middle man Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #58
Jesus H. F*****n Christ! scarletlib Jul 2018 #32
K&R ck4829 Jul 2018 #33
Joe Madison covered this story this morning BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #34
There should be felony prosecutions of Stine Seed's employees. rec, nt Mc Mike Jul 2018 #35
Can this be prosecuted as a hate crime? Crunchy Frog Jul 2018 #36
Probably not BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #40
I wonder how long this has been going on? UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #37
Some interesting stats BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #42
Jesus Christ! geardaddy Jul 2018 #39
It would be nice if these criminals answered for their acts. n/t malthaussen Jul 2018 #43
Stine company execs need the "Public Enemy" treatment jmbar2 Jul 2018 #46
Holy cap wryter2000 Jul 2018 #47
Developers bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #49
Wow...sounds definitely like a massive hate crime here...nail the assholes to the wall! NT SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #52
Where's the qualifier in front of "Black farmers?" Garrett78 Jul 2018 #63
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