Seretech Corporation v. United States (1999), also known as the Seretech Decision, was a landmark Supreme Court of the United States decision that upheld a private corporation's right to maintain an armed force for the protection of its personnel and property, and that such forces were a public benefit. In essence, the decision gave corporations the right to have private armies.
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| - Seretech Corporation v. United States (1999), also known as the Seretech Decision, was a landmark Supreme Court of the United States decision that upheld a private corporation's right to maintain an armed force for the protection of its personnel and property, and that such forces were a public benefit. In essence, the decision gave corporations the right to have private armies.
- 1999: The Seretech Decision
* a 3-month truckers' strike causes food riots in New York.
* when a mob attacks a Seretech truck hauling infectious medical wastes in the mistaken belief that it carries food, Seretech security forces use lethal force to protect it. 20 Seretech employees and 200 rioters are killed.
* the Supreme Court upholds Seretech's actions as responsible for saving thousands of lives, rather than costing hundreds.
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| - Seretech Corporation v. United States (1999), also known as the Seretech Decision, was a landmark Supreme Court of the United States decision that upheld a private corporation's right to maintain an armed force for the protection of its personnel and property, and that such forces were a public benefit. In essence, the decision gave corporations the right to have private armies.
- 1999: The Seretech Decision
* a 3-month truckers' strike causes food riots in New York.
* when a mob attacks a Seretech truck hauling infectious medical wastes in the mistaken belief that it carries food, Seretech security forces use lethal force to protect it. 20 Seretech employees and 200 rioters are killed.
* the Supreme Court upholds Seretech's actions as responsible for saving thousands of lives, rather than costing hundreds.
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