On Nov 17, 5:00 pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:59:10 -0800, RicodJour wrote:
On Nov 17, 1:00 pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:00:29 -0800, RicodJour wrote:

61 stores were raided. Coincidence or a pattern?

Single bust, multiple locations.

I'm not sure what you're suggesting as the alternative. Would you
prefer the sting operation extracted one illegal alien from one store
at a time?

That would be repeated busts.

That sounds efficient. Maybe the feds are taking a page
from Walmart's book and consolidating to take advantage of the economies
of scale.

Yes, they are, hence the single bust that you keep claiming was not a
single bust.

Bust - Slang.
a. an arrest.
b. a police raid.

Notice that the articles 'an' and 'a' - those are singular in nature.
There were multiple raids, at multiple locations, and multiple people
were arrested.

Notice that you have not stated from what source you took this definition.

Do you want me to spoon feed you, too?

BF, the poster who used the word numerous, wrote: Walmart has also been
busted numerous times for paying below minimum wage to illegal aliens."
245 illegal aliens were arrested and deported from those raids - that's
numerous...at least in most people's definitions of the word. Numerous -
adj : amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the
family was numerous"

I'm kind of surprised that you've gotten so hung up on a word. I would
think that you would have more to offer than simply asking for
citations, references and definitions. Information on Walmart's
practices is readily available on the net if you care to look. Of
course if your mind is already made up, that's unnecessary. Facts might
muddy the waters of your clear thinking.

The statement that there were "numerous busts" implies that Wal-Mart was
busted, taken to court, found guilty or innocent as the case may
be, continued the practice, was busted again, continued the practice, was
busted again, etc, numerous times. That is not what happened, what
happened was that they were raided, in many locations, as part of a single
unified police operation that led to a single trial and a single ruling.

You're reading impaired, aren't you? Dyslexic? Having a senior moment
- repeatedly?
The raids took place over a period of years.
Just drop it, okay?

It's not a matter of "being hung up on a word", it's a matter of not
letting you get away with a misleading accusation.

There is nothing misleading in saying that Walmart has exhibited a
pattern of maximizing profits by squeezing everyone and everything to
make a buck. Some of the squeezing took place by locking people in
stores, not paying overtime, hiring companies to distance themselves
from hiring illegal aliens when there are documents and recorded
conversations proving they knew of the illegals, having minors
operating machinery and violating child labor laws, I'm getting bored,
you?

R

R