ronn

Apple fucked up. The allegations against Bernard Garrett, Jr. was out there for several years. And he already profited from the production of this film and was poised to benefit after its release. It's further BS to say he was simply listed as a co-producer. He was involved in the production process from the beginning to the end.

IMO, that's enough to shelve this project. But wait, it gets worst:

As a result of the further pressure from the former wives, Apple has added a disclaimer to the opening of the film, declaring it to be "based on true events" rather than an exact portrayal.

But Bernard Garrett Sr's 2nd wife (via attorney) says:

"The story was stolen and distorted" ... "it has been hurtful to the family. They have manipulated the narrative."

Indeed the producers have manipulated (that's being generous) the narrative. Garrett's first wife Eunice is depicted in the film as helping her husband and business partner build a banking empire. It was actually Linda Garrett that built a banking and real estate empire together with Bernard Sr. and his partners. She and Cynthia, the most vocal of the sisters abused by Garrett Jr, are cut out of the timeline although Bernard Sr. was married to Linda Garrett when the first Savings & Loan is purchased, and Cynthia was born before his discriminatory prosecution.

Apple should demand it's $20 million back and distance itself from this hot mess.

atomic101 said:

StrangeDays said:

sirozha said:

Professional photographers are not going to use the iPhone as their primary camera anyway. So, the name of the new iPhone 11 Pro is a misnomer. It should have been called iPhone 11 Instagram Pro. 

You say that, yet my major metro newspaper fired all their pro photographers with expensive rigs and gave them iPhones.

They fired them and then gave them iPhones? Was that a nice parting gesture?  

He meant they fired the photogs, and gave reporters iPhones. A few pubs did this, unfortunately.

The fine is a joke, thus the Democratic members opposition. From The NY Times:

But none of the conditions in the settlement will impose strict limitations on Facebook’s ability to collect and share data with third parties. And that decision appeared to help split the five-member commission. The 3-to-2 vote, taken in secret this week, drew the dissent of the two Democrats on the commission because they sought stricter limits on the company, the people said.

There were calls for Zuckerberg to be personally liable given his role at the company and because a similar settlement in 2011 did nothing to curb Facebook’s bad behavior. Especially with no additional oversight. Suck lied to members of Congress when he appeared before them. The first poster is right: the fine is a fraction of what it should be 

sflocal said:

ronn said:

davgreg said:

Not a firearm owner, NRA member or any of that, but if an armed guard dropped one of these “young men” and the video was distributed widely in glorious full color 4K HDR, this nonsense would come to a screeching halt.

The kind of people who commit such brazen acts are taking advantage of the society they live in and apparently do not contribute to in any valuable way. Arm the guards, put a man trap in at the entrance and tell the guards to go for a head shot if need be.

Enoigh already. Eventually, someone will get hurt because of these “young men”.

No company would employ armed guards as a response. They are covered by insurance and the likelihood of customers getting hurt increases with firearms. Apple would suffer tremendously if a non-involved customer or bystander was hurt or killed as a result of the actions by their armed guards. I can imagine the headlines.

California needs to prosecute these robbers and any networks that use them to smash and grab.

The flagship store in San Francisco has armed police officers at the front entrance.  Doesn't seem to bother anyone.

From what I remember, San Francisco has had a special protection unit for ages. Apple (and other tenants?) in particular areas that recently renovated/updated may have been required to employ this special police force that are trained by SFPD, which also has oversight over the force. It was all part of the prolonged negotiations between the city and Apple which included the ridiculousness over the decrepit fountain in the way of Apple's plan renovations.