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Originally Posted by Locke
I'm generally in agreement with your position, but in fairness, we may know that because Jon just told us, but I'd wager the vast majority of people in these situations dont know that.
They'd think:
"Oh crap, I'm being sued, I need a lawyer. I cant afford a lawyer! Come find me suckaaas!!!"
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Yeah, I would agree with that. Statute of limitations defenses aren't that easy to understand, even for sophisticated business people. While Oliver does have some misleading bits, I don't see that the overall message was so damaging.
Frankly, this one seems almost too easy; low hanging fruit. Essentially a rant against debt collectors, rather than debt buyers. Next up: unscrupulous auto mechanics or how slow things are at the DMV.