Or simply a mistake.
If the car killed say 650,000 people would it be the buyers fault for believing the report? Or the selers fault for knowingly producing the false report?
2007-04-27 07:49:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What if the brakes were so bad they displaced 2million people. Would that make a difference.
2007-04-27 07:56:16 · update #1
Stupid analogy - one vehicle could not kill 650,000 people, neither did President Bush - move on.
2007-04-27 07:58:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, logically you scenario is wrong.
If the previous owner's mechanic inspects the car and says the brakes are good, and the current owner then says, based on the mechanic's statement, that the brakes are good, and here's the inspection report, then why are you accusing the current owner of lying? It was the previous owner's mechanic who lied.
By any objective criteria, any blame would have to be layed upon the mechanic - he inspected it, and he never said the brakes were bad.
And can we finally stop the bogus statistically extrapolated (i.e. not necessarily accurate or factual) number of 650,000? There is considerable concern over its statistical accuracy.
2007-04-27 08:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Had you bothered to even read about this, you would know that Mr. Tenet was *not* refering to WMDs when he made the slam dunk comment.
His remark was misrepresented.
So, if you bought a car with bad brakes from someone who had a report that said it was a slam dunk, and the dealer had excerpted the remark from a commentary on Shaq's last game, then yes, it would be illegal. If, however, you *knew* that the report refered to basketball, and not the car, you would just be a fool.
2007-04-27 07:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buyer beware. Slam dunk doesn't mean anything that could be taken to court. Selling a car with bad brakes is probably a crime if it were a dealer.
2007-04-27 07:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See that depends, if you knew the brakes were bad then thats wrong, but if you didnt know they were bad because someone else told you they were good, then how is that your fault.
Cheers and have a nice day!
2007-04-27 07:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fraud to knowing sell any product that is defective without disclosing what is wrong. So in your question the seller would be responsible. The report is just proof that the seller lied.
2007-04-27 07:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's called a job well done and I would vote you Top Mechanic of the Year.
2007-04-27 07:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by Strawman Detector 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need brakes, anyway. They'll only slow ya down.
2007-04-27 08:19:27 · answer #8 · answered by sarcasm_generator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i aint hip to your lingo, but if you lie to get someones money, its fraud.
2007-04-27 07:55:43 · answer #9 · answered by karl k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DAMN
2007-04-27 14:34:29 · answer #10 · answered by Ron Simmons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋