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A woman on a road was killed. By a car with no driver. There was a person sitting in the driver's seat, but that person was in no way engaged in maintaining sa

A woman on a road was killed. By a car with no driver. There was a person sitting in the driver's seat, but that person was in no way engaged in maintaining safe operation. That person was hired by Uber. As the judge, therefore, I would certainly assign -most- liability to Uber for putting that screw-off behind the wheel in the first place. Uber's driverless car killed a woman. The charge would be negligent homicide.

pkaye 8y ago
> Uber, which declined to comment for this story, could still be sued in civil court and be forced to pay damages. The government could also potentially pursue criminal charges against managers or employees of Uber. Looks like they still have a lot to deal with.
- 8bitsrule 8y ago
  Good. For Elaine's sake, and all other potential victims of overhyped tranport options, I hope that option will be pursued vigorously.
WillPostForFood 8y ago
How do you feel about the Amtrak engineer being charged in the Philadelphia derailment? Does Amtrak deserve most liability for putting the engineer in charge of the train, or does the engineer deserve the blame for failing the most basic duties of their job? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/02/06/criminal-charges-reinstated-against-engineer-in-deadly-2015-philadelphia-amtrak-crash/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/02/0...
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- 8bitsrule 8y ago
  I'm not familiar with the details there. IIRC, the engineer was going around a curve much faster than it was rated for. Whatever. Failing to detect that an employee is not fit to do a job which potentially jeopardizes many lives is a very serious failure. I might -want- to ask which executive the company will expect to do the time. Airlines and railroads seem to prefer to blame their operators, particularly when the operators are killed and unable to defend themselves. In this case, however, the vehicle had no operator to blame.
  - youeseh 8y ago
    The article mentions the negligent operator watching a TV show.
grecy 8y ago
> The charge would be negligent homicide What even happens when a corporation is convicted of a crime like that? A fine? Slap on the wrist? It's not like Uber can go to jail.

pkaye 8y ago

> Uber, which declined to comment for this story, could still be sued in civil court and be forced to pay damages. The government could also potentially pursue criminal charges against managers or employees of Uber. Looks like they still have a lot to deal with.

8bitsrule 8y ago
Good. For Elaine's sake, and all other potential victims of overhyped tranport options, I hope that option will be pursued vigorously.

WillPostForFood 8y ago

How do you feel about the Amtrak engineer being charged in the Philadelphia derailment? Does Amtrak deserve most liability for putting the engineer in charge of the train, or does the engineer deserve the blame for failing the most basic duties of their job? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/02/06/criminal-charges-reinstated-against-engineer-in-deadly-2015-philadelphia-amtrak-crash/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/02/0...

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8bitsrule 8y ago
I'm not familiar with the details there. IIRC, the engineer was going around a curve much faster than it was rated for. Whatever. Failing to detect that an employee is not fit to do a job which potentially jeopardizes many lives is a very serious failure. I might -want- to ask which executive the company will expect to do the time. Airlines and railroads seem to prefer to blame their operators, particularly when the operators are killed and unable to defend themselves. In this case, however, the vehicle had no operator to blame.
- youeseh 8y ago
  The article mentions the negligent operator watching a TV show.

grecy 8y ago

> The charge would be negligent homicide What even happens when a corporation is convicted of a crime like that? A fine? Slap on the wrist? It's not like Uber can go to jail.