You say you want serious replies to your questions, so here's mine, in the form of questions to you (serious responses only, please):
1. Since you say you are such an expert in criminology, are you aware of the cliche': "There is no such thing as the perfect crime"?
Given that this cliche' has at least a grain of truth:
2. Do you really think anyone at Bre-X is so stupid that they would think they could get away with trying to pull off a stunt like salting the drill cores, or that they would actually be dumb enough to think they could gain anything from it?
3. Do you really think that Bre-X's management is totally unaware of the fact that, if they did try to pull such a stunt, they would be hit with mega-lawsuits in the multi-billions of dollars from disgruntled investors, not to mention major, major investigations by multiple governmental agencies from perhaps as many as 60 or more separate private, state, provincial and federal jurisdictions?
4. Assuming they lacked such knowledge at one time, is really so far outside the realm of speculative possibility that Bre-X's legal counsel, or perhaps their investment banker Morgan Stanley, or just maybe one Mr. Chorny, lawyer and ex-major Bre-X shareholder, just might have educated them as to the possibility that they could get their asses sued big-time or investigated by the SEC and all the other assorted regulatory authorities if they ever even thought of trying anything dishonest?
5. Given the SLIGHT possibility that Bre-X's management did not get off the boat yesterday, DO have IQ's at or above the average intelligence range, are NOT lacking in the ability to see, hear and read, and presumably HAVE been educated by someone as to the legal ramifications of such a course of action, might it not be within the outer edges of the realm of possibilty that the deterrent effect of the above-mentioned mega-lawsuits up the gazoo just might be sufficient to dissuade them from engaging in such a criminal course of action, assuming of course that they even contemplated undertaking it in the first place?
Finally, here's the kicker:
6. Who are you and what's your agenda? Just exactly what ideas are you hoping to plant in the minds of spooked, panicked investors by asking these ridiculous questions? |
