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>the excess emissions will cause 60 premature deaths. That's probably true but that point seems to be used as a jab to sell newspapers, at the very least it's
by dghughes 9y ago
>the excess emissions will cause 60 premature deaths.
That's probably true but that point seems to be used as a jab to sell newspapers, at the very least it's inflammatory. Meanwhile, two-stroke engines, older diesel engines, airplanes using leaded avgas may be as bad as the ten million slightly off tune VWs. And I say this as a person with a parent very ill with lung disease COPD and IPF.
I'm not saying the exec deserves to go free but seven years is excessive. Even manslaughter (in my country) gets you two years which means you go to prison, in the US I think that's called a felony.
- jackvalentine 9y ago> Meanwhile, two-stroke engines, older diesel engines, airplanes using leaded avgas may be as bad as the ten million slightly off tune VWs. But these aren't illegal. The point about the deaths is "it was specifically illegal and they did it anyway, with these quantifiable consequences".
- donatj 9y agoAs if illegal and right are connected in any way.
- CydeWeys 9y agoIn this case they are. These air quality laws exist to prevent people of dying from preventable air pollution. These aren't ethically murky waters like victimless crime drug laws we're talking about here.
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- tajen 9y agoIt’s amazing that murder gets someone 2 years only, don’t you think? I bet the worldwide average must be around 15 years discounted to 7. (Note that if he’s innoculated with AIDS in prison, 2 years is already gruesome).