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Bushmaster poll - Portland Press Herald
- Thread starter Ohio Annie
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Should Bushmaster have paid?
Bushmaster, the Windham gun manufacturer, has agreed to pay $550,000 to the families of the Washington, D.C., sniper instead of going to trial in a lawsuit brought against the manufacturer. Do you think gun manufacturers should be held liable for injuries caused by guns they created?
No: 79.23%
Yes: 16.91%
Not sure: 3.26%
Don't care: 0.60%
Total Votes: 828
Bushmaster, the Windham gun manufacturer, has agreed to pay $550,000 to the families of the Washington, D.C., sniper instead of going to trial in a lawsuit brought against the manufacturer. Do you think gun manufacturers should be held liable for injuries caused by guns they created?
No: 79.23%
Yes: 16.91%
Not sure: 3.26%
Don't care: 0.60%
Total Votes: 828
My personal inclination is to say NO, however as I understand, the complainant lawyers got nothing, zilch.
Payment comes from insurer, Bushmaster has made zero changes in it's "business practices", nor have they admitted improper action. There isn't even one of those consent decrees here, so far as I know. A consent decree is something where the accused denies wrong doing, but promises not to do it again. Now then, question of that "it" is, might degenerate into something along the lines of what "is" is, or would was be more proper, due to the historical nature of the thing.
Payment comes from insurer, Bushmaster has made zero changes in it's "business practices", nor have they admitted improper action. There isn't even one of those consent decrees here, so far as I know. A consent decree is something where the accused denies wrong doing, but promises not to do it again. Now then, question of that "it" is, might degenerate into something along the lines of what "is" is, or would was be more proper, due to the historical nature of the thing.
Very confusing poll at first glance to me. At first it asks, 'Should Bushmaster Have Paid', to which I say 'Yes'. I think they made a great move by giving the money to the families instead of wasting it on lawyers to prove a point. they had already spent half their money on lawyers, and not knowing how far the case was along, I woud imagine it could have easily started hitting their pockets later on if they continued.
OTOH, the rel question in the poll is asking 'Should Manufactures be held liable', to which I say 'As soon as GM is held responsible for a drunk driver hitting me doing 100 in his Corvette' (NO)
OTOH, the rel question in the poll is asking 'Should Manufactures be held liable', to which I say 'As soon as GM is held responsible for a drunk driver hitting me doing 100 in his Corvette' (NO)