CVS Response

[Cactus Jack]

Here is the response I got back from CVS, About the Anti-gun article on there web site

Dear Mr. Cactus Jack:

Thank you for your email in regard to an article on gun safety that was posted to our website www.cvs.com <http://www.cvs.com/>. The article was included on our website as one of hundreds of articles that are intended to help our customers learn more about managing their health and making decisions to improve their health. The content was based upon the advice given on the subject by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Upon review of the article, however, we recognize that this informational article could be interpreted as a position statement of the company about guns and related issues, which it is not. We have removed the article from the website.

We appreciate your bringing this issue to our attention.

Sincerely,

Tammy
CVS/pharmacy
Customer Relations

 

[techres]

Good for you! A win! See, it can be done!

 

[jmb79]

Well done Catus Jack! Thank you.

 

[turnandshoot4]

Well done! Repped!

 

[NateIU10]

WOOT! Repped for sure!

 

[Scutter01]

That wasn't a win. That was a backpedal followed by passing the buck. You'll notice they still called it an "informational article" and claiming it was misinterpreted as a "company position", whereupon they simply blamed the AAP. Oh, excuse me, they didn't blame them, they just said it came from them. I would have been more impressed if they'd said "upon further review, we agree that the article is full of unsubstantiated or discredited statistics and have removed it so as not to mislead our customers. Furthermore, since it has undermined the credibility of the AAP, we're undertaking a review of all the other articles from them that we posted to see if those are full of lies as well."

Reps for getting it removed, but I'm not convinced that it's not "company position".

 

[haldir]

Great job!

 

[speednut]

Nice job!

 

[9rows]

+1

rep

 

[Hiram Abiff]

Does anyone have a copy of the article????

 

[jsgolfman]

Spot on, Scutter. At least they are aware and have gotten enough negative mail to remove it, but passing the buck is still passing the buck.
+1 repped for follow through

 

[VN Vet]

WOOT! Repped for sure!

Yes Sir! Well deserved Rep given from me too.

 

[Bill of Rights]

Agreed as well. Reps to Cactus Jack for pushing this and getting it removed, because it's not his fault that they are spineless. Further review of their site lists 28 such "informational articles" in the "Consultation Corner" that include a mention of the word "guns". Some are on the topics of workplace violence, suicide, and "depression and violence in teens", so I'm sure there are some other anti- comments to address.

Blessings,
B

 

[Bill of Rights]

Only one article, the one on "Playful parenting" has even a slightly positive tone (and that, just barely, and only if you're really looking for it) There is a mention in the one on "Adolecent Development" which reads:
"Adolescents who are allowed to use or have access to firearms need to learn proper use, safety, and legal issues associated with guns."

All the others, with the exception of those that only use the word "guns" in the context of "bring out the big guns" in addressing issues of complexion or how to soothe a crying baby, or a mention of tattooing guns, are negative. They also mostly seem to mention them kind of like people talk about ice cream and cake, peaches and cream, salt and pepper; they say either "guns and hearing loss" or "guns and violence". Big surprise. Among those was a listing of the editorial board, one member of which is:
Stephen Levine, Research/Associate Editor
Levine has 10 years' experience in research and investigative reporting. He is a former staff reporter for the Center for Investigative Reporting, an independent news agency based in San Francisco that works with CBS's "60 Minutes," "Frontline," and other outlets. In addition, he served as an associate producer on the Emmy-award-winning Frontline documentary "Hot Guns: Crime, Cheap Guns, and Public Neglect" and as research editor on several other PBS documentaries.
Levine has a strong background in print reporting and teaching as well. ... Levine earned a B.A. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley.

In fairness, CVS did not write or commission these articles, but they did request them for use on their site. I think it might be beneficial to find some recognized authority who could write for them an article on "Kids and Guns" to replace the one they removed, touching on points such as the fact that kids who get guns from their parents by and large don't misuse them, those who get them elsewhere do.

Just my

Blessings,
B

 

[Chefcook]

That wasn't a win. That was a backpedal followed by passing the buck. You'll notice they still called it an "informational article" and claiming it was misinterpreted as a "company position", whereupon they simply blamed the AAP. Oh, excuse me, they didn't blame them, they just said it came from them. I would have been more impressed if they'd said "upon further review, we agree that the article is full of unsubstantiated or discredited statistics and have removed it so as not to mislead our customers. Furthermore, since it has undermined the credibility of the AAP, we're undertaking a review of all the other articles from them that we posted to see if those are full of lies as well."

Reps for getting it removed, but I'm not convinced that it's not "company position".

Yea same as the Mayor I got that exact same letter, another form letter.

 

[kludge]

I got the same form letter e-mail.

Nope they don't get it.

 

[right winger]

Thanks for your email.

 

[Gump]

I feel like I should say "rep" or "repped" but I don't know what that means! Could one of you fill me in?

 

[Scutter01]

I feel like I should say "rep" or "repped" but I don't know what that means! Could one of you fill me in?

Awarding "reputation points" to a poster by clicking the little "justice scales" under their avatar. The reputation system is what controls the little green pips you see under each user's name.

Check out this sticky thread:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...standing_the_ingo_user_reputation_system.html