Category Archives: In The News
Aren’t bullets made of metal?
The whole print-a-gun-out-of-plastic thing is understandably freaking people out. But I have a question about the following: Security checkpoints, background checks, and gun regulations will do little good if criminals can print plastic firearms at home and bring those firearms through metal detectors with no one the wiser,” Source:This Is The World’s First Entirely 3D-Printed [...]
Missing evidence = misunderstanding
As in they misunderstood their obligations to behave ethically? NEW ORLEANS – BP’s cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 said Tuesday that its recent discovery of missing cement samples was the result of a “simple misunderstanding,” not an attempt to withhold crucial evidence. Source: Halliburton denies [...]
Smug Los Angeles restaurant insults customers on Twitter
They just don’t get it: Eater L.A. has an interview with the owner of area restaurant Red Medicine, which has been using its Twitter account to call out people who make reservations but don’t have the courtesy to show up or call to cancel. Source: Restaurant Uses Twitter To Shame People Who Blew Off Reservations [...]
"Is there anybody that’s willing to help this lady and not let her die?" "Um, not at this time,”
I hope they’re sued out of existence. Of course that’s the same as hoping for a magical unicorn to bring her back to life. But I can hope. “Is there anybody that’s willing to help this lady and not let her die?” “Um, not at this time,” Source: Experts ‘appalled’ to hear of CPR policy [...]
This is why we need punitive damages
As I’ve said before, if men were angels, we wouldn’t need trial lawyers. BECKLEY, W.Va. — The chief executive at the time of the deadly West Virginia mine explosion was implicated by a former longtime subordinate Thursday of ordering a widespread corporate practice of warning coal miners about surprise federal inspections. Source: Ex-subordinate implicates former [...]
