LIVE IN NY AND THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A FAKE BAG? GET READY TO SERVE A YEAR IN PRISON!!!

IF NEWLY PROPOSED BILL IS PASSED IN NEW YORK CONSUMERS OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS SUCH AS HANDBAGS AND JEWELRY COULD SOON FACE A $1,000 DOLLAR FINE AND A YEAR IN PRISON. THE COUNTERFEIT INDUSTRY IS A DISSERVICE TO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE FORCED TO WORK LONG HOURS TO PRODUCE THE FAKE ITEMS, THE DESIGNERS OF THE AUTHENTIC DESIGNS THAT ARE BEING COUNTERFEITED AND FINALLY THE CONSUMERS OF THE AUTHENTIC MERCHANDISE. IN FRANCE PERSONS IN  POSSESSION OF A COUNTERFEIT GOOD CAN FACE A $478,000 FINE AND UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS BILL? IS IT OVER DUE OR NONSENSE?

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