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0 pointshollerith4y ago0 comments

This is a civil suit, so criminal law is a peripheral issue. In particular, in a civil suit, most defendants found liable (i.e., most defendants who lose) have comitted no crime.

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GavinMcG4y ago

Yeah, but the commenter had asked "Since when is encouraging reckless driving a crime?"

hollerithOP4y ago

A rhetorical question offered in support of the thesis sentence, "This is absurd," where "this" refers to a civil suit.

I pointed out that whether Snap, Inc, committed a crime has little bearing on whether the civil suit under discussion is absurd.

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