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Old 05-31-2010, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by AUdubon5425 View Post
I finally spotted 3 or 4 raped BPC sets last night outside of a TV shop - they just broke the cabinets and left a mess.
Liability issue prevention, most likely. When my Dad threw out sets from his shop, he had to smash sets to prevent their re-use and avoid the liability issues. The military calls it "de-militarization" - we used a system:

No knobs, no cords or interlocks intact, CRT neck broken, and the back was put back on with all the screws. After a few were taken, suddenly no one wanted his junk anymore.

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