Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds
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@RojoLoco said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
The driver should be convicted of manslaughter, because using facetime while driving is utterly stupid and that makes him negligent in the kid's death. Until convictions start happening, people will continue doing stupid things with technology and injuring innocent bystanders. Make an example of a few, and the rest will fall in line.
It's not a technology thing, it's just being distracted. Should be the same with anything... reading a book, staring at billboards, trying to eat.
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@scottalanmiller fix the subject.
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@JaredBusch said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@scottalanmiller fix the subject.
Took me a bit to find the typo.
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@scottalanmiller said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@RojoLoco said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
The driver should be convicted of manslaughter, because using facetime while driving is utterly stupid and that makes him negligent in the kid's death. Until convictions start happening, people will continue doing stupid things with technology and injuring innocent bystanders. Make an example of a few, and the rest will fall in line.
It's not a technology thing, it's just being distracted. Should be the same with anything... reading a book, staring at billboards, trying to eat.
True, but it seems like technology causes more trouble than billboards or eating. Distracted driving in general should be cause for major penalties, including losing your license (with no chance of getting it back). Need to stare at your phone all the time? Take the freaking bus.
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@RojoLoco said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@scottalanmiller said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@RojoLoco said in Family suing Apply over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
The driver should be convicted of manslaughter, because using facetime while driving is utterly stupid and that makes him negligent in the kid's death. Until convictions start happening, people will continue doing stupid things with technology and injuring innocent bystanders. Make an example of a few, and the rest will fall in line.
It's not a technology thing, it's just being distracted. Should be the same with anything... reading a book, staring at billboards, trying to eat.
True, but it seems like technology causes more trouble than billboards or eating. Distracted driving in general should be cause for major penalties, including losing your license (with no chance of getting it back). Need to stare at your phone all the time? Take the freaking bus.
Except you often have to drive to get to a bus in the US
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Typical blame culture without taking responsibility of using the technology correctly. It annoys me with some parents moaning how their children can see adult themed videos on facebook and google but don't supervise their own children using the internet.
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Saw this on news last night. I agree Apple probably shouldn't be getting sued. They are providing a piece of tech, people need to learn to use it proper. However, distracted driving is a huge problem. In fact it is more dangerous than drunk driving.
The only way to stop it is to impound offender's vehicle for a month, suspend their license for a month, first offense. Making someone sit on a bus for hours a day smelling the outcasts of humanity will make them think twice about texting/videophoning and driving. Then if it is still a problem they can put those dumbasses in prison like they do for multiple dui offenders. -
Maybe a good counter-suit will help.
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@momurda said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
Saw this on news last night. I agree Apple probably shouldn't be getting sued. They are providing a piece of tech, people need to learn to use it proper. However, distracted driving is a huge problem. In fact it is more dangerous than drunk driving.
The only way to stop it is to impound offender's vehicle for a month, suspend their license for a month, first offense. Making someone sit on a bus for hours a day smelling the outcasts of humanity will make them think twice about texting/videophoning and driving. Then if it is still a problem they can put those dumbasses in prison like they do for multiple dui offenders.Any penalties should also include suspension of the offender's phone/data service for a month as well. Make them suffer for their idiocy. Stupidity should be painful.
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Were has personal responsibly gone?
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@aaronstuder said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
Were has personal responsibly gone?
When you have an easily abused court system, there is no need for personal accountability.
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@scottalanmiller It's really quite sad
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@aaronstuder said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@scottalanmiller It's really quite sad
Very. The US legal system makes it too easy for any lawsuit to be to the benefit of the aggressor regardless of who is at fault. Instead of being a shield, US law is too often a weapon.
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@scottalanmiller said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@aaronstuder said in Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds:
@scottalanmiller It's really quite sad
Very. The US legal system makes it too easy for any lawsuit to be to the benefit of the aggressor regardless of who is at fault. Instead of being a shield, US law is too often a weapon.
I'm going to get started, someone please stop me. We'll spawn another 5 threads!
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One more reason we really need Self Driving cars!!!!
