Talk:Bad check restitution program

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Recently, someone edited this page to state that "District attorneys claim a Bad Check Restitution Program is . . ." rather than what it actually is. The paragraphs that have been added in this edit seem to be a personal attack against BCRPs rather than a factual description written at a neutral point of view. Perhaps the user who made these changes has had to deal with a BCRP him/herself, and is feeling the anger and frustration of being intimidated by one.

Though many of the statements during this recent edit were not cited, I do not doubt their accuracy, and I am sure sources can be found. But in order to meet Wikipedia guidelines, the article should be rewritten in a way that does not exclude these cases, but that contrasts these views in an encyclopedic fashion. For example, there could be a section called "criticism."

I recommend it be best if the person who originally wrote these statements make the appropriate changes. Hellno2 18:43, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I made the changes. I am a lawyer intensley involved in litigation against check restitution companies. The article as I found it was nothing but industry propoganda.  I attempted to add some of the very well-founded information we have gathered through several years of litigation. I though I was being neutral by not saying that this is a scam designed to extract high fees by scaring innocent people to death.  I don't have much experience with Wikipedia, but I can provide any documentation you think is appropriate.


 * I trust that you do have a lot of knowledge about BCRPs. You could make some minor changes to this article to fix the problem. For example, it could say:


 * A Bad Check Restitution Program is a service that obtains monies owed to the recipient of a bad check from the writer of that check. District attorneys claim . . . But advocates and attorneys . . .


 * Just rearranging the words as such can do the trick. As I mentioned before, I think the person who originally contributed the information could do the best job. Hellno2 14:10, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

What countries does this apply to?
The article gives no indication whether it is solely applicable to the US. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 01:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

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