Posted by Anyuser on December 9, 2002, at 10:42:33
In reply to Re: You miss the point » Anyuser, posted by Alan on December 9, 2002, at 10:24:20
You seem to have a technical, legal objection, in addition to a political argument. I understand your political argument, even though I don't agree with it. I don't understand your "legal" argument. I have read what you and others have to say on the topic, I can't see that there's anything technically "illegal" about pharmrep's posts, even if you buy into the political argument. I understand where you're coming from, so please don't restate how much you hate Forest Labs, etc., but can you cite chapter and verse as to what it is about pharmrep that is technically "illegal?" You have strong opinions about benzos, I think (I don't follow all your posts). Is it illegal for you to give people advice about benzos?
Parenthetically, you don't know, you can't know, that pharmrep really is an actual pharmrep. It's fair enough to take him/her at their word, but this is the internet, and nobody knows you're a dog on the internet.
Do I think Dr. Bob's policies trump your theoretical FDA policies re free speech on the internet? Damn straight. That's what the internet is all about. That's what this site is all about. The logical extension of your point would be that this site shuts down and everybody is limited to their docs and FDA handouts for information.
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