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usonian

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10. To me, there some issues involved other than the obvious ones

Sun Sep 17, 2023, 12:58 PM

Sep 2023

A lot of injuries and deaths are the results of police chases. Will cars that are controllable via electronic signals (like Tesla) be stoppable, or stopped by police?

There are, of course, upsides and downsides to any technology, and the cat's already out of the bag with some vehicles. And in a nasty way. Features that are built into autos can be remotely enabled or disabled (for money). And they can be hacked.

OTOH, lives can be saved.

Can tech leaders be trusted, and can police be trusted? Hmmmm.

They "have the power"

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Calif mom gave 15 yr old keys to Dodge Challenger to run to store. He fled cops at 100mph killing 1 [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2023 OP

WTF! RKP5637 Sep 2023 #1

cigs enid602 Sep 2023 #2

Seems he picked up three friends instead Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #3

I hope her insurance doesn't cover repair or replacement of vehicle LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #4

I hope the victim's family sues her drawers off. raccoon Sep 2023 #18

And what would they get? former9thward Sep 2023 #20

Everything she has ? MichMan Sep 2023 #26

One thing they teach you in law school is that most people are judgement proof. former9thward Sep 2023 #27

Almost impossible to get people to pay it anyway MichMan Sep 2023 #28

Sadly inthewind21 Sep 2023 #37

suspicion of willful cruelty??? Quakerfriend Sep 2023 #5

Wouldn't that require intent? TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #15

She let an unlicensed driver drive MichMan Sep 2023 #17

Proof of actual intent. TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #19

If I gave my car keys to someone who was falling down drunk, intent would be assumed MichMan Sep 2023 #24

No inthewind21 Sep 2023 #38

So in your legal opinion, she is immune from facing charges MichMan Sep 2023 #40

His mother is a sixth-grade teacher.... LeftInTX Sep 2023 #42

Mother was feeding her fragile ego and the son's fragile ego. magicarpet Sep 2023 #6

Ma didn't want to,go to the store malaise Sep 2023 #7

how do you know she was hot, probably just fucking lazy Snooper9 Sep 2023 #35

Hot,... meaning she was thinking she was the envy of the entire neighborhood.. magicarpet Sep 2023 #36

She is pretty from the side. She's a teacher. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #43

Giving any teen, whether licensed or not, the keys to a Dodge Challenger MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2023 #8

Sensationalism. ruet Sep 2023 #44

I seriously doubt it had the hellcat engine. Calista241 Sep 2023 #54

Fair point. MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2023 #56

Idiot mom identified dalton99a Sep 2023 #9

To me, there some issues involved other than the obvious ones usonian Sep 2023 #10

Already happens DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2023 #16

Isnt OnStar specific to General Motors products? MichMan Sep 2023 #25

Yea, OnStar is GM specific DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2023 #31

My mom used to do the same Zeitghost Sep 2023 #11

I owned an Escort. Had to turn off the AC to climb hills Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #21

Before you were licensed to drive? maxsolomon Sep 2023 #50

Yes Zeitghost Sep 2023 #51

Yes Zeitghost Sep 2023 #55

Parents trust their teens waaaaaaaaay too much Polybius Sep 2023 #12

+1000. ecstatic Sep 2023 #33

I have always been disgusted at how many parents PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #13

You Were Not The Only One ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #14

I suppose it varies a lot from place to place, state to state. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #22

same in the suburbs of chicago moonshinegnomie Sep 2023 #32

We never did that either, and the driving age is 18 here. DFW Sep 2023 #34

All I have ever voluntarily driven is a stick shift. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #39

It used to be that a stick shift was all you could get here DFW Sep 2023 #41

I long ago decided that when I could no longer manage a stick, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #46

Our public transportation here in Europe might seem better, and it often is, DFW Sep 2023 #48

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #52

I have a pretty good idea. DFW Sep 2023 #57

Entitled mom is a sixth grade teacher in Kern County!!! LeftInTX Sep 2023 #23

Wow..a teacher made that decision..ruined her life and his Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #29

It's disgusting! LeftInTX Sep 2023 #30

What difference does it make if she is a teacher ? MichMan Sep 2023 #58

She would know better than someone addicted to meth in a trailer. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #59

Parents cannot be "buddies" to their kids - parents must be "parents" at all times FakeNoose Sep 2023 #45

In this case, mom is a 6th grade teacher! LeftInTX Sep 2023 #49

One of my cousins was killed in a similar accident Rob H. Sep 2023 #47

So horrible..i cant imagine handing keys to unlicensed 14 yr old Demovictory9 Sep 2023 #53