If something is built with a rotten foundation then it is in fact rotten. Using the justification of the potential harm to customers as a reason not to right past wrongs in my opinion is the same line that is used to justify continue bad actions because fixing them will hurt people initially. Food for thought.
What I don't like is seeing people taken advantage of and then treated with disrespect when other call it out.
.02BTC
Guy doing a conn in the subway: Common, buy you golden nickles right here!
Me: Hey buddy, they don't make them out of gold.
Guy doing a conn in the subway: Wazzup bitch!? Shit keep quiet, don't you understand that if you tell them that, then nobody buys?
Me: I understand that, but you are defrauding people of their expectations. It's gold you are selling right?
Guy doing a conn in the subway: No, no, no. I am selling these here golden nickles to them, not to you. So STFU!
Me: I understand Hey, it's not gold. It's paint.
Guy doing a conn in the subway: Hey common, that lady doesn't know that these are coated in normal gold to protect the nickle and...I swear...it's got white gold beneath. See?
Me: Listen, they don't make nickles out of gold at the mint.
Guy doing a conn in the subway: Bitch, I will kill you!
Me: LOL.
Me: I am selling a golden dollar here tomorrow, so keep you money until then.