Evolvd
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Take out “cars” and insert “guns”….same thing is happening.This is incredibly unfortunate for the girl and her family. Losing a family member is never easy, especially when they were so young. However, let's consider the ramifications of the precedent set with this ruling. This would open the door for other lawsuits involving other vehicles and manufacturers not based on a truly flawed vehicle design or manufacturing defect but based on the manufacturer's being held liable for the inherent danger of driving a vehicle on public roadways. Driving is a privilege, not a right, and that privilege comes with potentially fatal outcomes due to the nature of it (people make mistakes, shit happens, etc). The thought that you can eliminate this inherent danger or have the company that makes the product so that you can electively choose to drive be responsible for what's essentially Murphy's Law is absolutely abhorrent. It also has the potential to have a massive negative impact on the market because these businesses will start to reconsider what they produce and sell to consumers if they have to constantly worry about every single customer being a potential plaintiff in a case where the liability isn't something the company should bear.
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