Uber Not Criminally Liable in Death of Woman Hit by Self-Driving Car

Re:Uber Not Criminally Liable in Death of Woman Hit by Self-... by jdminhbg on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:24PM (#19335065)

> You don't go to prison for "mistakes", you go to prison for criminal negligence.

The difference between the two is what a politically-motivated prosecutor can convince a jury of.

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Re:Uber Not Criminally Liable in Death of Woman Hit by Self-... by vkou on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:51AM (#19335647)

If a politically motivated prosecutor can convince a jury of twelve people that Bill killed Dave, by using his psychic brain powers, or, alternatively, by sticking pins into a voodoo doll, or some other form of non-scientific witchcraft, Bill is going to hang.

The hypothetical gullibility of juries doesn't mean that we shouldn't have laws against murder, juries, or prosecutors.

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Re:Uber Not Criminally Liable in Death of Woman Hit by Self-... by jdminhbg on Friday March 08, 2019 @10:50AM (#19338566)

The line between mistake and negligence is a lot blurrier than the line between killed and didn’t kill.

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