Friday, April 7, 2000

More on the id, et al, Lawsuit -- 1:59 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

This ABC News article gives more information on the lawsuit against id and many other companies which was thrown out of court yesterday (story). Here's what the parents of the victims were claimed, and the main reason the suit was thrown out:

The lawsuit accused 25 companies of negligence for not warning consumers that content they made available could incite copycat violence.

Heaven help us if everything that could possibly set someone off would have to have a warning label. I also love it when these suits assume that music, games, etc., main purpose is to get you to kill yourself or others. Seems to me that would kind of cut off ye olde revenue stream. While my heart goes out to the parents who must have gone through indescribable pain, it doesn't justify punishing someone else. And yes, the shooter was convicted and will spend the rest of his life in jail.

News for 04/07/2000

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