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by oleganza 4764 days ago
"Voluntarily"? They feel the risk of their property being seized and owners brought to court.

It would be "voluntarily" if their customers did not like their affairs and they risked losing customers. And customers are never going to put a gun to your head. They just go away.
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pyre 4764 days ago 

  | They feel the risk of their property being
  | seized and owners brought to court.
It sounds more like they are already at risk of this. Voluntarily suspending operation until things are sorted out, is more of a show of good faith that they are willing to play ball and sort things out.
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fianchetto 4764 days ago
> Voluntarily suspending operation

Something is voluntary only if there's no threat of force behind it.

Voluntary: acting or done without compulsion or obligation.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/voluntary

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oleganza 4764 days ago
This does not make situation any more "voluntary" then.
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