Comments on: Hi-Tech CEO gets 50 months in jail; Exec’s family sues prosecutor http://nutrisuplaw.com/hitech-ceo-50-months-jail-execs-family-sues-prosecutor/ Arnstein & Lehr LLP Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:17:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: More On Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Lawsuit | SupplementGenius.com http://nutrisuplaw.com/hitech-ceo-50-months-jail-execs-family-sues-prosecutor/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 More On Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Lawsuit | SupplementGenius.com Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:09:18 +0000 http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=580#comment-1992 [...] to a great website called “NutraSuppLaw” one of the prosecutors in this case confronted the wife of one of the executives being [...] [...] to a great website called “NutraSuppLaw” one of the prosecutors in this case confronted the wife of one of the executives being [...]

]]> By: Jeff Zylo http://nutrisuplaw.com/hitech-ceo-50-months-jail-execs-family-sues-prosecutor/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 Jeff Zylo Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:45:35 +0000 http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=580#comment-1972 I do not know the merits of the case against the prosecutor, but no one can argue the degree of prosecutorial abuse that is tolerated today. The government is destroying everyone in it's path and does so with the backing of sanctioned violence and imprisonment. Most Americans are simply fools who believe that bureaucrats are kind people who act in similar manner to those in the private market. Unfortunately, the incentive structure for bureaucrats is such that they can only increase their power and position by expanding the reach of the state. Of course any expansion of the state means a concomitant rise in threatened violence against private citizens as all laws are enforced at the barrel of a gun. Anyone working in dietary supplements, who believes the FDA is an ally in the quest to bring reason to the industry is a complete a fool. While Jared Wheat might be a con man and a no-good loser, he engaged only in voluntary transactions with like minded people. In their zeal to prosecute him, the government made threats, backed by force, against anyone who dare question their actions. Such a situation does not bode well for the future of our industry or our people. I do not know the merits of the case against the prosecutor, but no one can argue the degree of prosecutorial abuse that is tolerated today. The government is destroying everyone in it’s path and does so with the backing of sanctioned violence and imprisonment. Most Americans are simply fools who believe that bureaucrats are kind people who act in similar manner to those in the private market. Unfortunately, the incentive structure for bureaucrats is such that they can only increase their power and position by expanding the reach of the state. Of course any expansion of the state means a concomitant rise in threatened violence against private citizens as all laws are enforced at the barrel of a gun.

Anyone working in dietary supplements, who believes the FDA is an ally in the quest to bring reason to the industry is a complete a fool. While Jared Wheat might be a con man and a no-good loser, he engaged only in voluntary transactions with like minded people. In their zeal to prosecute him, the government made threats, backed by force, against anyone who dare question their actions. Such a situation does not bode well for the future of our industry or our people.

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