It's The Principle

[Diva]

You find out that a product you really enjoy is involved in something that you are against. Would you boycott it?

[kittyroze]

Of course...now I should mention that I'm pretty easy going. It takes a lot for me to be totally against something. Like, if a company were into clubbing baby seals or something else heinous.

[Andie]

Bought a football once made by a company i wount name (ADIDAS) and found out it was made by children..Took it back but they wouldnt give me my money back..

So i drew a face on it and sent it to the european HQ of said company..Always wondered if it got there..

[Blue]

Ben & Jerry's ice cream supported a cop-killer's defense fund. Never ate the stuff since.

http://www.nochicktrix.com/fun/oth/vb/blue/boycott.gif (http://www.officer.com/faulkner/boycott.htm)

[SysLord]

Yes, the common interest is more important than your own individual one in this case.

[usantic]

Toss em by the wayside.

[Jake]

It's too bad more people don't know about that, Blue. Thank you for the link.

[kittyroze]

I'll agree that the "cop killer" is obviously guilty, but whether or not a person is guilty they still deserve a fair trial. I don't know enough of the details to judge whether or not is WAS a fair trial, but as far as Ben's actions go-I'm not going to stop buying Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream because Ben is being harassed for trying to ensure that that man gets what any American is supposed to be guarenteed here...and that is a fair trial. Ben and Jerry's supports a plethora of causes, and I don't think this one is shady enough to be worth protesting his product.

[Gracie]

I agree with you kitty...... they really do support a number of causes well worth the while besides this one.

And if you really want to get into it there is a company called Proctor And Gamble that makes just about everything you can think of from toothpaste to baby powder and they animal test. And i dont just mean they see if something is going to sting your eyes......... they brutally kill animals everyday in the name of cosmetic purposes... its foul and disgusting

[SysLord]

I think I have to rephrase my previous post. I have no clue what this 'case' is about really so what i meant to say is that I will boycott a product if I know their manufacturer is involved in shady things. 'Knowing' and being properly informed is the key word here.