Re:Sinkholed
by stjohnswarts on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @01:43PM
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I was kind heartened by how quick they reacted. However it is quite true that Americans are very litigious; however, austria, germany, israel are worse than us, and England isn't far behind.
I don’t think I hear anybody from those countries talk about sueing nearly as much as any US citizen.
What is your source for that?
> Why does it have to be about damages?
If someone attacks you, and causes physical or even mental damage, they typically face criminal and/or civil penalties.
That's common, throughout the world.
> Not every mistake needs to be punished.
Maybe so. But the people responsible for the damage could proactively offer compensation. That'd arguably be the honorable and compassionate thing to do.
> It was a false positive, and it was heartening to see that all the parties acted fast enough.
It's clear that they acted recklessly. So it's not just a "false positive". And what's "fast enough"? A few days after a totally implausible attack isn't that fast. It should have been fixed within the day. After at most a few emails.
That point of view is rather unfortunate. Why does it have to be about damages? GP even ends his comment on a very postitive note about things that would help. Not every mistake needs to be punished. It was a false positive, and it was heartening to see that all the parties acted fast enough. Why not just move on instead of outraging over hypothetical concerns?
EDIT: I have no idea how to quote parent comments here.