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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by mkagenius on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @07:14AM (#20400857)
In India if you strike a pedestrian anywhere, you can yell at him for being a nuisance and be on your way. Pedestrians have 0 value in terms of life in India.
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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by saiya-jin on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:34AM (#20401774)
Aren't there some videos of some drivers in China doing reverse to make sure the person they hit is dead to not having to cover medical bills? People can do horrible things once money get involved.
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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by throw0101a on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:44AM (#20401858)
Yes, there are such cases. Though how often this occurs is up for debate:

* https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-drivers-kill-pedes...

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by kindatrue on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @11:40AM (#20403004)
There was an article a while back (I can't find) where a US police department joked about the same to save the city money.

There was an article a while back (I can't find) where San Francisco's transit agency (SFMTA) joked about the same to save the city money.

It probably makes sense... a fatality pay out is $2M (using FAA standards). Long term medical care in the US? Easily over that...

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