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Wal-Mart: Always Lowering Standards. Always.

Wal-Mart remains evil. The latest in their bag of tricks is a penchant for child labor violations.

I'm disappointed in - if not surprised by - Wal-Mart's child labor practices. How did I manage to be surprised by the limp-dick enforcement by the Department of Labor? A $135,540 fine?! Way to make them dig deep, DOL. It is the corporate equivalent of a Montana speeding ticket. 15 days' notice before the Labor Department investigates any other "wage and hour" accusations?! When did the cops start asking criminals for the right to investigate? I assume this will become standard in all criminal investigations:

A search warrant will be executed in two weeks if we don't get a note from you assuring us that you currently have no crystal methamphetamine or crystal methamphetamine production facilities. If you are making crystal methamphetamine, please correct this violation and send us a report of your plan to avoid such mishaps in the future.

Wal-Mart is the example that the rest of the country follows, after all.