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KCTV5 Investigations: Modern Debtors' Prison
Publication date: Oct. 27, 2011
Source: KCTV5
Author: DeAnn Smith and Stacy Cameron
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In a story about one man's trip to jail for missed payments, KCTV5 interviewed Stephen Ware, professor of law.
KCTV5 wrote:
Legal experts say Davis' case is unusual.
"Most small debts don't lead to the saga that this case has led to," said University of Kansas law professor Stephen Ware.
Ware does not fault Nebraska Furniture Mart for trying to collect money it is owed.
"Creditors have an incentive to collect and if it's worth the time and effort to take some steps against a debtor, we can expect them to do so," Ware said.
He does question the tactics used in the Davis case. Some states have outlawed such practices.
"If a threat of an arrest is being used as leverage to extract money from a creditor, then I think we have to wonder whether the court wants to be part of that process," said Ware.