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Jane Goodall to UPS: Stop shipping big-game trophies
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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 1818481" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>I never once said you were stupid. Perhaps others have offered that suggestion or you have heard it from others throughout your life.</p><p></p><p>I'm simply lamenting how when a group feels offended over something, companies are so quick to appease them lest they suffer some negative publicity. UPS, as well as FDX and others, are not breaking any laws by transporting these items. It's a slippery slope...what other items that are inside the packages in the UPS network do others find offensive and want banned? Lots of porn and sex toys are transported - should they be banned because the religious right may find them offensive? If the issue is that people don't want big game hunted or shark fins transported, address the root problem - ban hunting and harvesting of those animals and they will not be transported. Instead, these groups go for the "soft target" and the court of public opinion. </p><p></p><p>On the flip side, if UPS has calculated they can increase earnings by "caving" to these individuals and groups, then as a shareholder I support their decision. I'm just not convinced those calculations have been made and instead a kneejerk reaction has been made to appease the public. It's a touchy-feel, emotionally charged story - save the sharks! save the lions! No company can look good going against the grain on this, even when they are not breaking any laws.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 1818481, member: 2193"] I never once said you were stupid. Perhaps others have offered that suggestion or you have heard it from others throughout your life. I'm simply lamenting how when a group feels offended over something, companies are so quick to appease them lest they suffer some negative publicity. UPS, as well as FDX and others, are not breaking any laws by transporting these items. It's a slippery slope...what other items that are inside the packages in the UPS network do others find offensive and want banned? Lots of porn and sex toys are transported - should they be banned because the religious right may find them offensive? If the issue is that people don't want big game hunted or shark fins transported, address the root problem - ban hunting and harvesting of those animals and they will not be transported. Instead, these groups go for the "soft target" and the court of public opinion. On the flip side, if UPS has calculated they can increase earnings by "caving" to these individuals and groups, then as a shareholder I support their decision. I'm just not convinced those calculations have been made and instead a kneejerk reaction has been made to appease the public. It's a touchy-feel, emotionally charged story - save the sharks! save the lions! No company can look good going against the grain on this, even when they are not breaking any laws. [/QUOTE]
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