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Martholomeow t1_j84sc0e wrote

Reply to comment by KindAwareness3073 in Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe by Caratteraccio

the article makes it sound like they were just buying it for themselves, not to sell it

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KindAwareness3073 t1_j85vved wrote

Sure, sure they were. I mean why sell it for thousands of dollars when you can just drink i, right?

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Thr0waway3691215 t1_j87bp1u wrote

There's a pretty big ethical problem that comes with diverting valuable and highly limited liquor to yourself when you're the regulatory board for liquor.

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SatanicNotMessianic t1_j873a1v wrote

The article says that that’s what the people being investigated claim. Taking it for themselves is a less serious charge than reselling it for a profit.

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