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Coz fucked up. No doubt about that. I'm not disputing it. I simply just forgave him because it's in the past now and he made good on it. If he had the attitude of Z1/AMS and continued his production on false parts and denied everything, then I'd have a problem with him. It's only in the past because he got caught. He was producing those things for AT LEAST a year before being caught and being forced to stop. There simply was no getting around it. Sure, he did the mea culpa, but that was just damage control, IMO. What he did was even worse than what AMS is doing (don't take that as condoning AMS's crap) because he not only copied the product, but sold them AS the genuine article, putting 300d at some serious liability. I believe that he feels bad about it, but only because he got caught. He did it for at least a year. You don't do something that long while feeling guilty about it. It goes down to core values, and those don't change. You choose to forgive him. But the way I see it, it was unforgivable, and he doesn't deserve to do business here. Ever. He clearly doesn't deserve his status as a site sponsor anymore, as was decided by the owners of the site. Sure, Coz did the right thing with the brake light assembly. He doesn't have a choice in going above and beyond at this point, because his name is mud in the community. I've been forgiven for something pretty bad in my life by someone. It felt incredible to have that person clear my conscience. We are still friends today and I'm extremely happy about that. That's good to hear. Forgiveness can be a great thing for all parties involved. It also has no bearing on this situation. It was joked about above with the wife cheating thing. However, it is certainly not a fair analogy. With a spouse or a friend, you have a lot more invested in them as opposed to a parts vendor. I consider Kyle Puckett a friend, and an excellent vendor who I trust because he's earned it. If he pulled the crap that Coz did, I'd be the first one in line condemning him for it, not only for the actions, but for betraying that trust I hold in him for recommending him to others.
Petz #2 "What's the point of having the car if you don't drive it?" - Mrs. Guapo 08/20/05Jeeeesus Christ - my Dad (after a ride in my Z) 12/26/04 People have the right to freedom of expression. However, people also have the right to point and laugh- aliaZ 04/06/06 |
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