 GnarlyArbitrage May 24 2012 15:22. Posts 575 | Profile Blog # |
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/23/woman-could-be-held-liable-in-car-collision-for-texting-boyfriend/
The Kuberts' lawyer, Stephen Weinstein, told the Daily Record that Colonna, 19 at the time of the crash, should be held liable because she was "electronically present" by way of her texts.
So, some idiot texting while driving crashed into a motorcycle. There was two peole on the cycle, and they both lost a leg. They want to sue the girlfriend of the idiot. She wasn't inside the truck of the idiot driving, she was completely elsewhere. They want to say she is responsible for his negligence. Complete fucking bullshit.
If the woman who "created negligence" is sued, then this opens up a world of fuck for so many people. If she does get sued, I'll probably never text anyone ever again. I get that checking your phone while your driving is completely retarded beyond all measure, but to say the person who texted the driver is just as responsible? She didn't force her boyfriend to check the phone when he was driving, did she?
There are other ways to go about making the issue of texting while driving, or doing anything else really. Instead of punishing the texters, you punish anyone and everyone who even touched their phone while driving. These people, while in the right to sue the driver who was texting, should either start their own campaign agaisnt T.W.D. or join someone else's campaign.
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| Surrealistic May 24 2012 15:25. Posts 311 | Profile # |
| Another topic about American people suing each other. Yeah. |
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| Ian Ian Ian May 24 2012 15:28. Posts 863 | Profile Blog # |
Thats so ridiculous..anything to get some money.
How exactly does a pickup driver hit someone head-on anyways? Would love to know how the accident actually happened, motorcyclists are almost always douchebags on the road.
Not saying the guy isnt to blame though
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| FYRE New Zealand. May 24 2012 15:28. Posts 283 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Man with a Plan United States. May 24 2012 15:29. Posts 387 | Profile # |
| Lol the world gets stranger and stranger everyday |
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| TSBspartacus England. May 24 2012 15:32. Posts 850 | Profile # |
| This will never get allowed, its ridiculous. This lawyer is probably just trying to make a name for himself. Unlucky for the couple on the motorbike though, I swear I'll never get on one of those death traps. |
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| Azzur Australia. May 24 2012 15:35. Posts 5852 | Profile Blog # |
| Well, lawyers need to make money for themselves - and the best way to do so is frivolous lawsuits! |
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| FrenzyPain Malaysia. May 24 2012 15:36. Posts 12 | Profile # |
| what? the dude can choose whether to reply/read the messages or not |
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| sevencck Canada. May 24 2012 15:36. Posts 632 | Profile # |
Yeah, this is insane. Make an example of this idiot guy though for sure.
Edit: As a footnote to this discussion, assuming a drunk driver is capable of driving at ~70% of his normal capacity, I wonder which is more dangerous.Last edit: 2012-05-24 15:40:34 |
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| Shebuha Canada. May 24 2012 15:37. Posts 941 | Profile # |
When I hear about situations like this I just imagine myself being the judge in court. I would only say one thing:
"What if everyone sued others for things like this?"
Then I would walk out.
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| TBone- May 24 2012 15:37. Posts 1750 | Profile Blog # |
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| Zahir United States. May 24 2012 15:43. Posts 908 | Profile # |
| I think we should probably consolidate all these into an "idiots suing for stuff that was their own fault" thread. |
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| Enki United States. May 24 2012 15:44. Posts 1989 | Profile Blog # |
| Any competent judge will throw it out asap, then again there don't seem to be alot of them these days. Yeah, really retarded though. |
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| SnipedSoul Canada. May 24 2012 15:46. Posts 1691 | Profile # |
On May 24 2012 15:43 Zahir wrote:
I think we should probably consolidate all these into an "idiots suing for stuff that was their own fault" thread.
I second the motion. |
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| FuzzyJAM Scotland. May 24 2012 15:55. Posts 3767 | Profile # |
I'm going to go ahead and disagree with everyone here and say that this depends on the specifics.
If they'd been texting back and forth while she knew he was driving then I'm absolutely fine with her being considered liable to some degree. Not 100%, but some responsibility must surely rest on her shoulders. Last edit: 2012-05-24 15:56:05 |
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| KingAce United States. May 24 2012 15:59. Posts 429 | Profile # |
| I saw this story on the news, the kid was texting his girlfriend while driving...she knew he was driving as well. I am all for it. I generally don't even answer my phone when I am driving. |
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 TxuLA United States. May 24 2012 16:00. Posts 9 | Profile # |
| people are responsible for the decisions they make. how can she be accused for what someone esle choose to do? I sometimes am ashamed with what we are able to do for money... |
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| FuzzyJAM Scotland. May 24 2012 16:10. Posts 3767 | Profile # |
On May 24 2012 16:00 TxuLA wrote:
people are responsible for the decisions they make. how can she be accused for what someone esle choose to do? I sometimes am ashamed with what we are able to do for money...
"Look, I know I knew what he was planning to do, but how's it my fault that he chose to rob the bank? All I did was drive him there - nothing illegal at all!"
If you knowingly enable illegal actions, you're at fault. Perfectly fair. |
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| SnipedSoul Canada. May 24 2012 16:11. Posts 1691 | Profile # |
On May 24 2012 16:10 FuzzyJAM wrote:
Show nested quote +On May 24 2012 16:00 TxuLA wrote:
people are responsible for the decisions they make. how can she be accused for what someone esle choose to do? I sometimes am ashamed with what we are able to do for money...
"Look, I know I knew what he was planning to do, but how's it my fault that he chose to rob the bank? All I did was drive him there - nothing illegal at all!" If you knowingly enable illegal actions, you're at fault. Perfectly fair.
We don't know if she knew he was driving or not. |
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| JustPassingBy May 24 2012 16:12. Posts 6269 | Profile Blog # |
| Being on the internet, I am technically electronically everywhere... |
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