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by doctorpangloss3 hours ago |
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upvoteby thraway38373 hours ago|
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Yup, worst possible comparison. 40,000 people die from car accidents. That doesn't even cover pedestrians, cyclists. You know what the penalty is for murdering someone with a car? nothing. you get to go back to society like nothing happened.

Oh and that lady that murdered 4 members of an entire family? The judge chose not to pursue charges, and her family in the meantime did an asset transfer so that nothing could be pursued with in civil court.

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upvoteby Legend24403 hours ago|
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The position of the legal system is that car accident deaths are not murder.

It is extraordinarily rare for drivers to see criminal charges unless they are drunk. It's a matter for civil court.

>her family in the meantime did an asset transfer so that nothing could be pursued with in civil court.

News articles are reporting that the asset transfer has already been reversed. That kind of stunt never works - courts aren't stupid and they don't like it when you play games.

https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/20/mary-lau-sentenced-probati...

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upvoteby nancyminusone3 hours ago|
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There's way too many TV lawyer commercials and billboards to suggest the penalty is "nothing". Those advertising dollars come from somewhere.
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upvoteby criddell3 hours ago|
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That's true. Somebody is going to sue your insurance company.
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upvoteby micromacrofoot2 hours ago|
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those are civil lawyers, so people suing each other, not criminal
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upvoteby someonebaggy3 hours ago|
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I remember a case from Germany where an elderly lady chose to speed down the pedestrian sidewalk and bike lane and mowed down a whole family in central Berlin. 4 deaths I think, no charges, no suspension.
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upvoteby iAMkenough3 hours ago|
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I agree, since you can legally run over people in my state now.

They should have used an example like attacking a foreign nation’s healthcare systems and not realizing it for months due to poor network monitoring practices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/asia/openai-austral...

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upvoteby redanddead3 hours ago|
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what the fuck, SF
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upvoteby soco3 hours ago|
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You probably mean "what the fuck, USA" and even that would be wrong, because another commenter mentioned a case in Germany, and I know about a driver who killed a cyclist (which I knew) in Switzerland and was fined like 500CHF.
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