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Moostache

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1. Reminds me of "Fight Club"...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 12:27 PM

Mar 2021

A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

You wouldn't believe the shit that corporations CHOOSE to ignore because it is more profitable to do nothing than to admit guilt.

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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue big companies and police [View all] DonViejo Mar 2021 OP

Reminds me of "Fight Club"... Moostache Mar 2021 #1

Reminds me of a car I had years ago, rear brakes quit working. CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #10

The excessive use of force is interesting: BComplex Mar 2021 #2

Seems to be another good angle to use in excessive force cases, now with clear applicability. JudyM Mar 2021 #5

Knowing the way it is now, expect more "feared for my life" statements AZLD4Candidate Mar 2021 #8

kick Dawson Leery Mar 2021 #3

Ford's argument was pretty ballsy GregariousGroundhog Mar 2021 #4

I feel as if I'm dreaming or Oldem Mar 2021 #6

This seems very out of character for them. bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #7

Having driven the Mercury version Deminpenn Mar 2021 #9