Ragtopjohnny opened this issue on Sep 18, 2012 · 40 posts
Klebnor posted Thu, 20 September 2012 at 3:31 PM
Quote - Why should the person who made the content be held responsable for the actions for the end user? Let me ask it in this regard, have you ever heard of a hammer manufacturer or a company that sells hammers being sued because someone bought the hammer and used it to muder someone else? Extreme yes, but it is the point. A tool maybe created for a specific purpose but only the person using it is responsible for what is done with it.
Actually, this happens every day in the USA. Driver hits the accelerator instead of the brake and strikes building causing property damage ... auto manufacturer gets sued for "unintended acceleration". Individual purchases aerosol oven cleaner, sprays directly at friend's face injuring eyes ... oven cleaner manufacturer gets sued for "failure to warn (labeling considered insufficient as it does not direct user not to spray in someone's eyes). Idiot purchases mandoline slicer, cuts off tips of own fingers slicing veggies without using included handle ... manufacturer gets sued for "improper packaging / labeling".
How many of these do you want? Happens every day.
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