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re: Snapchat sued for allegedly causing wreck

Posted on 4/28/16 at 9:00 am to
Posted by SmoothOperator96
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Member since Jan 2016
4056 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 9:00 am to
Snapchat has nothing to worry about.
It has the filter to show how fast you're going. Most people use this in the passenger seat or on a plane/helicopter.
But it does have a warning that says
"Don't snap while driving"
People don't listen, but snapchat should be in the clear on this one.

Also, you don't get points for your speed. Snapchat gives you a point whenever you send/receive a snap. No one really pays attention to the points and I never understood the feature, but it is what it is.
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
99690 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:03 am to
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The fact the she took a picture of herself for her snapchat after all this happened really pisses me off. More than it should.


The doctors can fix her injuries, but you can't fix stupid.
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
66598 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:48 am to
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McGee wanted to post an image of herself going fast, so she "pushed the speed of her Mercedes to above 80 miles per hour. McGee then pushed the speed of her Mercedes to above 90 miles per hour. And McGee continued to push the speed of her Mercedes to above 100 miles per hour," according to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Michael Lawson Neff.


An app shouldn't be responsible for a person speeding. Regardless what it logs or awards. That's silly.

How stupid can you be. That's at your own risk. Perhaps snapchat has a disclaimer or something.. even though they still shouldn't be responsible for personal recklessness.
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
39994 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:54 am to
Damn. Talk about casting a wide net. May as well sue Apple too.
Posted by Thracken13
Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity
Member since Feb 2010
16226 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 2:20 pm to
Distracted driving is distracted driving...period.
Posted by dagrippa
Saigon
Member since Nov 2004
11317 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 2:21 pm to
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I don't see how Snapchat's lawyers and executives didn't see this coming with a feature like this. Pretty dumb to open themselves up to this potential in the first place.


If this actually exists they are gonna pay.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39649 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 2:25 pm to
quote:

Lawyers for a man with permanent brain damage are suing a driver and Snapchat after they say the speed tracker on the social media platform caused the car crash that injured him.



quote:

McGee wanted to post an image of herself going fast, so she "pushed the speed of her Mercedes to above 80 miles per hour. McGee then pushed the speed of her Mercedes to above 90 miles per hour. And McGee continued to push the speed of her Mercedes to above 100 miles per hour," according to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Michael Lawson Neff.


Also known as an speedometer? Am I too late with that observation?
Posted by ChewyDante
Member since Jan 2007
16934 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 2:35 pm to
You've got to be kidding me with that selfie. You got into a wreck and destroyed someone's brain attention whoring, then you double down on your attention whoring while in the fricking ambulance for your own injuries...

If there was any kind of a just god this bitch would have been the one with the brain damage. What a c-word. But she won't be ostracized, ridiculed, or punished as severe as someone given a DUI for a .08 BAC.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37709 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 3:01 pm to
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also like blaming the gun and not the shooter


Not even close. It is like blaming a factory for making the gun that a shooter uses
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 5:29 pm to
People are just stupid now
Posted by jeff5891
Member since Aug 2011
15761 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 5:39 pm to
The smartphone should have used the accelerometer to check how fast the person was going and disable all features when its senses a user is driving.

Sue theM too
Posted by retired trucker
midwest
Member since Feb 2015
5093 posts
Posted on 4/28/16 at 6:11 pm to
she broke the law simply by taking her eyes off the road to look at phone...distracted driving

going 107 when she collided
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