So you're saying it's a 50/50 chance, eh?
jwt
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Agreed. I'm just wondering how this even works in practice. Bayer's total assets are $125bn; If they poisoned ~1000 people, do they sell off all assets to pay the first 62 people and from the 63rd guy on they're all shit out of luck?
Or is this like those rulings where they give a murderer 6 times life in prison + 327 years (and 3 death sentences)? America has a weird judicial system.
Sure, if you shoot someone in the head from 20ft or accidentally drive a rod in someone's brain that might occasionally be a survivable event. But if you aim from closeby, with the intent of ending someones life? Chances of survival are slim to none. (With a mercy shot being an option if that's the case)
I'm vehemently against the death penalty, but there are about a thousand ways to do it 'better' than the US is doing right now (it just wouldn't be as neat/clean, which apparently is more important to the people in charge)
John Oliver was doing something like that around a piece about data brokers:
https://youtu.be/wqn3gR1WTcA?si=rq-rJmo4YoW5vt6b&t=20m55s
It was wonderful.
I'm saying education is not sufficient
Agreed, education is only part of the solution.
I actually think it is the longterm solution. If we had more people educated on the issue, we wouldn't have such a hard time getting support for shortterm actions we need right now.
I'd rather have them be both. I think the incompetence would ameliorate the maliciousness.
Those poor Scotsmen might still get cervical cancer on the regular.
If it was you who had as a goal to , wouldn't you try to come up with something at least borderline plausible to fill the newscycle? Or would you try to spin an insanely over the top fictional comedy show that no one believes for a hot second?
One of the orphans jammed the machine.