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gericurl76 previously said:
DylanDr, I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but the issue of the Child Porn was never addressed.
I don't think it makes any difference how good their products are if the rumors are confirmed. There is too much competition in the marketplace these days for that kind of bad PR. If someone was to take over (family, KC, whatever) I think their best option right now would be to continue manufacturing great stuff and re-brand the DR name. Name recognition is a bad thing when it is associated with something terrible like this. It will cost them some $$ and some time to get the new name out, but IF these rumors are true I think a re-brand will be the only thing to save them. Keep in mind people, that if there was this type of activity going on, it wasn't everyone at the shop. I'd be wiling to bet it was only one guy (If it is indeed true). If true and they do decide to move forward and shed the name of the currently alleged offender, it would be very narrow-minded to avoid a great product just because someone was once associated with it messed up big time.
If this is shown to be false there is already a lot of damage being done all across the internet as we speak to the Donahoe name. I can't even imagine how the guy feels (or any of his employees) reading all of this if it is all some lame coincidence.
Stay tuned everyone. The facts will be presented. In which time I invite you all to pass your own judgement and (maybe) sentencing. Until then, don't get too caught up in the media hype (internet rumor mill).
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Donahoe Racing “a corporation” and “an individual” buy that last name are entirely different.
A corporation can not be charged with a “human” action such as this.
I am not a lawyer but I do know that the company has none of these legal issues. I am however an engineer (and a personal fan of Toyotas) and will continue to make top of the line products wherever I am. I agree with you that society will draw a connection and a conclusion without cause and it can damage the reputation. If the brand is compromised I will remove the product from it.
The restructure has everything to do with building and supplying product better and faster and nothing to do with the speculation above. The product has been difficult for you to get your hands on in the past months and our ability to give the growing Toyota crowd the customer service that we expect of ourselves needs some extra horsepower. We must improve as you grow!!!
