The woman was deemed partially responsible for the burns, because she was, the real reason is that McDonalds knew that people burnt themselves before, but did nothing to inform to customers of the risks.
People know that stunts on social networks have been punished, but keep making them anyway.
Which is not exactly a smart move and doesn't limit anyone's free speech, I am still free to say the same things, just not in front of a WorldWide audience.
Social networks will report immediately any "not conforming" opinion to avoid being the next McDonalds, but on a global scale (billions in fines instead of the 640k dollars MD paid)
It would have prevented Stella Liebeck from even starting a lawsuit.
McDonalds coffee temperature is the same that it's commonly used for hot tea in England (on the lower side, to be precise)
The water temperature for black tea should be 90 to 98 C and for green tea around 80 C.
It's all about not warning customers of the risks involved in managing hot beverages (in England they are probably asking how is it possible that adult people can't handle hot water, but that's another story, for another time)
please.
there is no such thing as "temperature the coffee should be served at"
hot tea is still served at an higher temperatures than coffee
your missing the point: don't use social networks as they ate are a private space, they are not and they even warned you about it.