The part that gets me, someone wrote this code. Someone was asked to disable a safety device if someone didn't pay, and some software engineer agreed, and then actually wrote that line of code. How could someone willingly agree to that?
if (user.last_pmt_date < today - 30daysago) { disable_life_saving_equipment(); }
if (user.last_pmt_date < today - 30daysago) { disable_life_saving_equipment(); }