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Re:PG&E Sparked at Least 1,500 California Fires, Now Faces C... by ip26 on Monday January 14, 2019 @06:27PM (#18907553)
That's a great example. 8 people died in the Carr fire. A tragedy. But is the driver of the RV with the flat tire guilty of 8 counts of manslaughter, to be locked away for the rest of their natural life? You might be inclined to say that is ridiculous! But just the other day, there were people calling for PG&E to stand trial for 86 counts of manslaughter.
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Re:PG&E Sparked at Least 1,500 California Fires, Now Faces C... by Cerium on Monday January 14, 2019 @06:48PM (#18907687)
It would not be so ridiculous if the driver had stopped somewhere and been warned that the conditions were dangerous and that the flat tire could start a fire then the driver decided to continue operation.
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Re:PG&E Sparked at Least 1,500 California Fires, Now Faces C... by mruts on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:52AM (#18909976)
I dunno, that still sounds pretty ridiculous.

If you were that driver and charged with manslaughter I’m sure you would feel pretty upset at the injustice.

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