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purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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unreal that you can sue a company who made a product that you are using like a moron.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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unreal that you can sue a company who made a product that you are using like a moron.


The victims were not using the product like a moron, they are suing the company because the product essentially encouraged moronic and dangerous behavior.

True, the idiot driver is the one most responsible, but anyone that designs an app like that should be able to predict how its going to be used and what sorts of problems it will cause. Why should they get a pass?
 

Jodell88

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Jan 29, 2007
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The victims were not using the product like a moron, they are suing the company because the product essentially encouraged moronic and dangerous behavior.

True, the idiot driver is the one most responsible, but anyone that designs an app like that should be able to predict how its going to be used and what sorts of problems it will cause. Why should they get a pass?
They should make a filter that only works when they jump off of a bridge. That should clean up the gene pool a bit.
 

Carson Dyle

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Snapchat says it found evidence in McGee's activity logs that she had not been using the app around the time of the crash. This information has prompted both sides of the civil case to jointly file a motion to put the civil lawsuit on hold for further investigation.

"We found no evidence in our logs against us."

You don't say? Oh well, case dismissed. Thanks for looking.
 

Craig234

Lifer
May 1, 2006
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Young woman drug addict criminal would come by my house uninvited and I'd try to sometimes help her a little like a ride or a burger.

Didn't realize until later she was behind burglarizing my house twice for thousands in new electronics.

Tried to tell the DA when she was caught for other crimes to throw the book at her because she was clearly only going to do more crime. They pooh-poohed it.

Later she game by in an SUV to ask for gas money. I played for time and called the cops to see it if it was stolen, it was, they came and arrested her red-handed.

She only got 90 days for a probation violation, she didn't even get convicted for the auto theft. (Maybe didn't help the owner was her drug customer).

Later I found someone going through my car, by the time I got outside they were gone. Probably her. Two months later, she, pregnant and on drugs (heroin I think) led the cops on a high speed chase in a stolen car and ended up upside down on top of a truck in the owner's driveway.

At least she got 4 years for that one. I went to the court sentencing to watch.
 

nexus5rocks

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Is it possible to open a class-action against a company for creating a feature like this that actively encourages reckless endangerment of the public?

I don't see any alcohol companies providing a technology that tallies the number of beers you've had, while driving, and broadcasting that live to your retarded "social media" accounts. That would obviously result in a disastrous fine against these companies.

Why, then, is a company allowed to create the exact same feature regarding an activity that is in-arguably far, far, far more dangerous than drinking and driving?

Is it that these dillhole tech companies are equally stocked with braindead millenials that have no capacity for thought before sending out these idiotic features?

Why blame the company and not the individual?
Cars are capable of going well over the speed limit. Should all car manufacturers be held responsible for high speed crashes, or any accidents for that matter?
 

nexus5rocks

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The victims were not using the product like a moron, they are suing the company because the product essentially encouraged moronic and dangerous behavior.

True, the idiot driver is the one most responsible, but anyone that designs an app like that should be able to predict how its going to be used and what sorts of problems it will cause. Why should they get a pass?

That doesn't matter. Unless the "company" held a gun to your head and said drive in a dangerous manner while Snapchatting your speed, the responsibility is solely on the individual.
 

norseamd

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Dec 13, 2013
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Why blame the company and not the individual?

Cars are capable of going well over the speed limit. Should all car manufacturers be held responsible for high speed crashes, or any accidents for that matter?

How many emergency maneuvers is it safer to temporarily speed up to 80 mph or 90 mph?

The increased top speed of cars is a safety feature, not a criminal business ploy.

Furthermore, under whose jurisdiction of speed limits would all these car manufacturers have to be complying with?
 

nexus5rocks

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How many emergency maneuvers is it safer to temporarily speed up to 80 mph or 90 mph?

The increased top speed of cars is a safety feature, not a criminal business ploy.

Furthermore, under whose jurisdiction of speed limits would all these car manufacturers have to be complying with?

I imagine very few. In my 250k miles of driving, I never ONCE had to accelerate to 90 to avoid an accident.
You'd be far safer traveling at 55mph and brake, benefits coming from increased reaction time and less momentum which means the brakes are more effective.

And the speed filter on Snapchat is a criminal business ploy?
 

norseamd

Lifer
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I imagine very few. In my 250k miles of driving, I never ONCE had to accelerate to 90 to avoid an accident.
You'd be far safer traveling at 55mph and brake, benefits coming from increased reaction time and less momentum which means the brakes are more effective.

And the speed filter on Snapchat is a criminal business ploy?

Yes. If it was something on a service that supposedly is not secret, and something that supposedly doesnt get deleted, then I would not think it might be a criminal business ploy, especially if it was something meant for gopro or something, for parachuters and the like. Basically Snapchat having a speed measurer is meant to be used as sending your high speed escapades to people that you want to see it, without any one else able to see it, and it only "temporarily existing" so that it cant spread and eventually get found by those who might not be enthralled by your actions.
 

Ichinisan

Lifer
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Why blame the company and not the individual?
Cars are capable of going well over the speed limit. Should all car manufacturers be held responsible for high speed crashes, or any accidents for that matter?

How many emergency maneuvers is it safer to temporarily speed up to 80 mph or 90 mph?

The increased top speed of cars is a safety feature, not a criminal business ploy.

Furthermore, under whose jurisdiction of speed limits would all these car manufacturers have to be complying with?
...and it's perfectly legal to go fast on private tracks. Freedom and all.
 

norseamd

Lifer
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...and it's perfectly legal to go fast on private tracks. Freedom and all.

And I was going to say that also. I was waiting for someone to bring up sports cars being well beyond the capability needed for emergency maneuvering, and I had the response ready to go. Sports cars are designed for the track as much as they are designed for the road.
 

Torn Mind

Lifer
Nov 25, 2012
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Darwin missed his chance this time, next time who knows ?

Actually, Darwin says that she is fine. The thing about traits is that the environment and the organism is ever changing to become more "suitable" to the current environment. "Stupidity", if one uses trait loosely, has its value to humans. Not on a micro-level where consider if the babies pop out or not. But rather, on a societal level, as it provides a means to catch bad apples who deny others the opportunity to reproduce. The savvy murderer who gets away with it is the bane to society. The criminals who make the humor page on the newspaper on how they got caughty...you can thank the fact that we haven't all evolved to being cold, calculating, savvy people who know how to cover all their tracks.
 

reallyscrued

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Jul 28, 2004
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Leave the stupid feature in there.

What're they gonna do next, ban speedometers?

Stupid people will continue to be stupid, no matter how much you baby-proof the world.
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
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"A feature that for some reason exists." LOL, I don't think it's possible to have put that any better. Just idiotic.

Yea, the response from snapchat was, “No Snap is more important than someone’s safety. We actively discourage our community from using the speed filter while driving, including by displaying a ‘Do NOT Snap and Drive’ warning message in the app itself.”

Then WHY THE FUCK did you include the "speed filter" in your app to begin with?. Oh, I get it, it's to increase it's usage and your profits. Fucking scum of the earth, I hope the family of that poor brain-damaged man sues the living fuck out of snapchat.
 

Eli

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I imagine very few. In my 250k miles of driving, I never ONCE had to accelerate to 90 to avoid an accident.
You'd be far safer traveling at 55mph and brake, benefits coming from increased reaction time and less momentum which means the brakes are more effective.

Ugh, no. I have avoided many accidents with the accelerator. Of course I've avoided many with the brakes too, it just depends on the circumstances.

It's called defensive driving. Nearly everything should be done while accelerating. People who slow down while doing things like merging and changing lanes need to have their license revoked.

 
Oct 9, 1999
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Attempted Murder. 20 Years.

Start handing out sentences to real criminals and people fall in line.

She'll get some sort of Vehicular Battery charge a year suspended and some fines. Get sued by the people who's lives she ruined and claim bankruptcy, which will allow her to start fresh.

Meanwhile Joe Bob is in prison doing 5 years for a bag of pot.

such a fucked world we live in. bitch should be dead. wouldn't have any room in jail anyway, too many people filling that place to the brim for exactly what you mentioned above. sad.
 

nexus5rocks

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...and it's perfectly legal to go fast on private tracks. Freedom and all.

So is it perfectly legal to snapchat your speed on a track? You know, freedom and all.

Or other legit reasons to use the feature like using it while walking, jogging, etc.
The point is, the responsibility is not on the manufacturer if you abuse or use things the way they weren't intended. They did not bait you into doing it. You did it all on your own. Own up to your own mistake.
 

nexus5rocks

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Ugh, no. I have avoided many accidents with the accelerator. Of course I've avoided many with the brakes too, it just depends on the circumstances.

It's called defensive driving. Nearly everything should be done while accelerating. People who slow down while doing things like merging and changing lanes need to have their license revoked.


Speeding up to 90 to avoid an accident? Do tell... how often? What were the circumstances? What kind of car? You'd need a pretty powerful car to go from 80-90mph quickly enough where it would be useful.
 

Eli

Super Moderator | Elite Member
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Speeding up to 90 to avoid an accident? Do tell... how often? What were the circumstances? What kind of car? You'd need a pretty powerful car to go from 80-90mph quickly enough where it would be useful.

I was being mostly tongue in cheek. But I do hate it when people let off the accelerator for no reason. IMO, it's much safer to accelerate and make your move than to slow down.

Obviously there is no need to accelerate to 90 to avoid an accident though..

Unless you're already going 85?
 
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