Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed out alternatives

Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by wil421 on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @08:51AM (#20401455)

I’m not really sure the above comment is an accurate representation of the US. In my City an elderly lady stuck a child at a bus stop and killed her.[1] This lady had the audacity to try and get her license back after they took it but before the trial.

[1]https://www.montlick.com/montlick-blog/auto-accidents/333-el...

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by albedoa on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:00AM (#20401984)

Your one example incident involved a stopped school bus and the death of a child back in 2009. That you recall the result as being extraordinary ten years later should reenforce the representation.

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by wil421 on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:31AM (#20402292)

How often do you think this happens within 2 miles from your house? This is my example locally.

The GPs comments were implying it wouldn’t happen in Europe without manslaughter charges and the US it they wouldn’t be charged. It can happen in the US with similar charges, vehicular homicide. My comment is valid.

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Re:Cars took over because the legal system helped squeezed o... by albedoa on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:44PM (#20405727)

> How often do you think this happens within 2 miles from your house?

How often do I think what happens? I live in Boston. So depending on what you are asking, the answer is probably too damn often, which is the point. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20403831

> My comment is valid.

Oh okay.

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