If you have a statute, it makes someone who could be inclined to do that to think twice.

It's fair because we're all bound by the statute of limitations, which were put in place by the legislature for a reason, and that is to protect people of this state from stale prosecutions.

I guess we all could have been put in jail for that. Do you think the statute of limitations has expired?

[Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) also announced yesterday he would conduct an inquiry into rising gas prices with his counterparts across the country.] Like my fellow Marylanders, I am wondering why gasoline that was already bought and paid for by stations here has suddenly skyrocketed in price, ... This a national problem, and this is going to be a multi-state inquiry.

We're urging studios to do more,

From the discussions I've had, the immediate target is 'where are these tires and how many are involved, how many does Firestone think are involved, and what are we going to do about it,