Disclosure Laws Favor International Terrorists

The Federal Trade Commission has rule that arecompetitors who pretended to be a prospect,
supposedly in place to protect franchise buyerslater dump hydrofluoric acid in the tanks of one of
from fraud from franchisors who might attemptmy franchisees a couple of years ago to cause
to mislead them into purchasing a franchise. Parthim to damage the paint on customers car so he
of the franchise rules are addressing requiredcould pick up an account from an auto dealer our
disclosure paperwork. In this disclosure document,franchisee washed for. We did not figure out
which is required to be given to franchisees 10what happened for quite a while and only learned
days before any purchase is made are theof it after the damage and an employee of the
names, addresses, phone numbers of allcompetitor became disgruntled and told us. What
franchisees in the system. For smaller homeif that were anthrax?Even more scary is the fact
based franchises this means home numbers,that I had several former franchisees who were
addresses and personal information.I am veryMuslim, who often discussed their despise of our
concerned about our company, The Car Washgovernment. Which I guess was probably them
Guys and the possibility that Internationalexercising their free speech, which is allowed of
terrorists might use our mobile car wash truckscourse, yet now it does not seem so innocent.
as tools to distribute biological weapons. We useThere are so many franchises out their that have
trucks and trailer units that have capacities infree access to facilities, such as; Shred It,
excess of 600 gallons and low volume,AmeriSpec, American Leak Detector,
high-pressure sprayers. Our team has washedEnvironmental Biotech, Merry Maids, Service
cars at office buildings, military bases, mass transitMaster, Terminex, ChemDry. I have personally
districts, rent a car companies, airports, malls,seen the ease at which our company transverses
QSRs, grocery stores, shipping and distributionthrough airport fencing, security gates, etc. They
yards, truck stops, parking structures, golfsee the truck and the uniformed employee and
courses, media buildings, etc, etc. We wash thingswave us forward. Now think about this problem,
like shopping carts, wheelchairs, school buses,our team without knowing it could deliver a bio
trucks, aircraft, boats, awnings, concrete, decks,weapon simply by an evil-doer dumping something
playground equipment, etc, etc. In a single day ourin a tank. Very few lawn companies or termite
crews may be at 10-20 locations, in a week eachpest control companies lock their tanks, I know
truck/crew maybe as many as 120 locations,this because our company washes these trucks,
throughout a given city. And we have set upand rarely are their any locks on the tanks. The
franchises in 23 states so far and that means in asmaller the franchisee the more unaware they
lot of cities. What concerns me here is this:In ourmight be. Are all these companies sure they have
UFOC (Uniform Franchise Offering Circular) theretrustworthy employees, and even if they are, do
is a list of franchisees, with names, addresses,they secure and lock tanks and vehicles? Not just
phones numbers, and areas. It contains theparked behind a fence, anyone can scale a fence.
perfect information of everything an evil-doerIf an evil-doer is willing to die for his cause, I
needs, except a map of how to get to thedoubt if a fence will slow down or stop him/her.
franchisees location. Even of more concern. ManyAn evil-doer could also order services and hijack
of our franchisees own multiple trucks (units) andthe truck or unit. Remember in San Francisco
many park such units at their homes. They arewhen Thieves would order a pizza from Dominos
not guarded they are just parked there. Someoneand then shoot and kill the delivery driver for the
could easily walk up and put something inside of$50.00 in cash on him? There are so many ways
the tank and walk away and our franchiseesto use a franchised unit to do these things. We
would then be spraying chemicals of massmust protect the franchise model, reputation of
destruction all over the city the next day. Thatbrand name and the American people. We should
would be bad. Not only from a franchisor's standnot make it easy by giving away all this
point and damage of brand name, but also from ainformation freely for no real reason. That would
stand point of what damage it could do toonly hurt all franchisees of any system all over
America. I am not alone in this problem. Thinkthe country. The American Federation of
about TrueGreen ChemLawn, Pest controlScientists announced that it deleted 500 pages of
franchises, etc. We are all at risk, yet nobody issensitive information on their initial review, and this
thinking there.We have set up special precautionsis one of the most pro-freedom of speech
to protect our Water Supply Tanks, have othersupporters in the country.These are our most
franchisors? I believe it is up to each franchisebrilliant minds. We are smart enough to follow
system to do a RISK EVALUTION of such things,their lead. With all this said, I wonder why we are
put it in writing and protect ourselves and ourputting these UFOCs on the Internet at FranData,
franchises. The franchising community, togetherwhy state agencies copy them for mere copy
can do our part. Think about the idea of a directfees to anyone who asks and why anyone
mail franchise company, there are many likeexpresses an interest to buy a franchise can get
Money Mailer, Coupon Clipper, etc. Additionally; Ione, with lists of all franchisees, addresses and
propose a simple idea. Delete the section of thephones numbers. Since franchisors cannot
UFOC with listings of franchisees, names, areasdiscriminate based on ethnic sympathies, we must
and addresses. Until a more final phase of the salegive out this information freely. WHY? Some
and after the franchisor receives a ten-yearinformation is dangerous in times of such threats.
background check from the prospect. Or perhapsWe should make this a new policy today, not
only if it is asked for from the prospect in writingtomorrow, there is no time for committees, no
later. Putting out a list of everyone who owns atime to talk about it. Just do it. If a franchisee
ChemLawn truck in the country is just stupid rightwants to call on other franchisees they are
now. How about the name brands which arecertainly allowed to do so after things have
American icons, like McDonalds. After all last timechecked out and after they submit a written
they went after AMERICAN AIRLINES andrequest along with a background check.
UNITED AIRLINES. I have already had