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Re:San Francisco Activists Are ‘Coning’ Cruise, Waymo Robota... by NoZebra120vClip on Saturday July 08, 2023 @01:56AM (#36641724)
The ethical difference is that none of your examples stem from an interference in public safety.

SDCs are rolling into active shooter zones, they're blocking police, fire, and hydrants, they're actively stalking pedestrians.

This is not some random prankery or vandalism, this coning is a non-violent statement in defense of human dignity and rule of law.

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Re:San Francisco Activists Are ‘Coning’ Cruise, Waymo Robota... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:20AM (#36641855)
> none of your examples stem from an interference in public safety

Blocking the sensors of a self-driving car is a hell of a gamble to take on the public’s safety. They shouldn’t be arrested, but they should be cited same as any petty vandal. They won’t, at least for the time being, because this is San Francisco.

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Re:San Francisco Activists Are ‘Coning’ Cruise, Waymo Robota... by MichaelZuo on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:25PM (#36645910)
No, it's clearly against California law, you can search the legislative record to see that Waymo and Cruise operations have been authorized.
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Re:San Francisco Activists Are ‘Coning’ Cruise, Waymo Robota... by sonicshadow on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @01:50PM (#36684622)
Would love to know what law this is in violation of. Also laws can be changed if they're dumb.
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Re:San Francisco Activists Are ‘Coning’ Cruise, Waymo Robota... by MichaelZuo on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:44PM (#36698617)
Did you miss the latter part of the comment? Waymo and Cruise operations in California have been explicitly authorized, i.e. written down on paper/databases, passed through the legislature that has binding authority on all of California, etc...
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