This is a very apt analogy. If you give someone a car (or sell it cheap) and you know there is a problem with the car, then it is your duty to tell them. "Hey, I've been having trouble with the breaks they need to be pumped. Be careful about that."
replyThen you don't take the car. Why is this confusing?
replyThat's not how liability works, not either morally or (IANAL) legally.
replyBecause you didn't find out it was a bear trap until after you stepped on it?
replyAh, yes. The old story of the one-footed man who didn't take the car.
replyWell I would feel slightly irate if I had to find out about the bear trap before I decide I don’t want the car.
replyThat’s fine, you can leave the car, but you’ve already lost your foot. Why do you find this confusing?
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replyYou discover it’s a bear trap not before you try to pull out from the parking lot.
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