Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail

[isonomicjedi]

Just heard this news on BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22977174

I in no way follow fashion or celebrities but decided to post because I think they should be jailed for selling poorly made goods.

When I was still walking I went out to buy some jeans and had trouble finding a pair that fitted nicely until I came across some D&G obnes that felt really nice so I bought a pair.

Wore them for a week (not continuously) and decided to buy 2 more pairs for work.

Within a month one pair came undone at the seam and the other 2 pairs lost the studs of the back pocket.

I took them back to the shop and was told it was natural wear and asked whether or not I sat down in them.

When I replied I did, the shop assistant informed me that they weren't for lounging around in but there were fashion wear. (whatever the hell that is)

Before I strangled the git I went home and used them after that for painting or other dirty work. I had forgotten all about it until I just saw the news.

Hope they lose their appeal.

 

[Ilikeitblackplease]

they'll pay the fine and do no jail sentence.

 

[Janesy B]

Worst OP ever 1/10

 

[Malevolence]

Is it just me, or do quite a few BBC news articles these days seem to be written by divs?

 

[Edrof]

Worst OP ever 1/10

Why?

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

Tax avoidance - surprise. Well no. As said they will throw some money around and never see the inside of a prison.

 

[Malevolence]

Tax avoidance - surprise. Well no. As said they will throw some money around and never see the inside of a prison.

Isn't tax avoidance legal though? I'm guessing they found something else in the course of the investigation.

 

[Curio]

Corruption in Italy? Who would have thought it!

 

[Rich_L]

I guess the fashion police must have finally got to them.

 

[James J]

Isn't tax avoidance legal though? I'm guessing they found something else in the course of the investigation.

Selling a company thats worth hundreds of times more than you sell it for though after stripping its assets and moving them to another one to avoid paying tax on over £1 billion isn't legal though.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

I guess the fashion police must have finally got to them.

Hah!

 

[Philtor]

Diesel ftw! D&G have always been hit and miss tbh.

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

I can smell primark conspiracy here.

 

[Stretch]

Isn't tax avoidance legal though? I'm guessing they found something else in the course of the investigation.

When the avoiders push it too far it's called evasion.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Why?

Well I came in thinking they were being jailed for making shoddy clothes.

 

[Fuzz]

Corruption in Italy? Who would have thought it!

This is pretty much what I'm thinking whilst reading too!

 

[yer_averagejoe]

Looking at D&G clothes, you'd be forgiven for thinking the company was started as a social experiment to prove people will buy absolute **** as long as the price tag is high enough.

 

[Cosimo]

Corruption in Italy? Who would have thought it!

Normal business practice for a lot over there.

 

[On Holiday]

they'll pay the fine and do no jail sentence.

Just like Wesley?

 

[doodah]

Will they see jail though? Football players/coaches/clubs, politicians, fashion designers - almost certainly avoid the strictest sentence/jail time on appeal in Italy.