CapeCodToday Blog Chowder

Capemom, you obviously understand what many don't. In addition you may not have seen the many cases of the customers who were injured, had food poisoning etc. only to find out they had no recourse because of the common law immunity of Indian tribes and their businesses from all the applicable laws and courts. You may not have been aware that all of the state laws like workers' compensation protections don't apply. Or the laws that prevent false advertiseing, political corruption and disclosure, campaign "finance limitations" etc. all don't apply. Is it worth giving up all of ones rights and legal protections in order to have a gambling casino which creates some low paying jobs? One California casino swore they weere training their employees to watch for problem gamblers by looking for people saying "I can't stop gambling". Really! You couldn't make this stuff up!

As a former Vietnam era Marine, former police officer and an attorney, it is surprising to read that the selectmen of Middleboro would get in bed with the likes of Mr. Marshal and his outside non-Indian gambling investors. This is, however, the biggest problem in trying to avoid the corruption of gambling money. The vast sums of money involved can silence the truth, corrupt public officials and blind communities that think the promises of "jobs" will overcome the increases in crime, traffic, polution, divorce, bankruptcy, reposessions and forcelosures, even suicide by those who gamble away money they can't afford to lose. The promise of "jobs" is used to conceal the fact these Indian gambling casinos and businesses can evade all of the taxes needed to pay for public services and infrastructure they utilize. That same court created "doctrine" is used to evade all of the state and local laws that protect workers, customers of the casinos and businesses, those who contract in good faith with the "tribe" and the health, welfare, safety and quality of life in nearby communities.