Texas woman convicted of manslaughter learns GM ignition switch caused fiancé’s crash death

Righting Injustice ^ | 6/6/2014 | Righting Injustice

[HiTech RedNeck]

Until we get right with the Lord, we won’t be able to defend against such scandal.

[caligatrux]

Whoa, convicted of killing your fiance’ because of a mechanical defect that GM tried to hide. What a travesty.

[NormsRevenge]

Blood on the hands of GM.

Tell me why we bailed them out again?

[HiTech RedNeck]

For sheer raw crude politics.

A brand like that was worth too much for the pieces not to be snapped up. But that incarnation of the corporation? It needed to go by the boards.

[HiTech RedNeck]

It was a plea deal... if it had been forced into a courtroom battle she might have won, but drastically impoverished and some lawyer would be strutting fatter pockets.

Somehow when the charge is this egregiously bad, there ought to be a provision that government pays... and how MUCH it pays ought to be an item clearly visible to the tax payer.

[razorback-bert]

Another out of control DA piling up convictions.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I’m going to throw out a guess here . . . this woman is going to be very, very wealthy in the near future.

[Dick Bachert]

What a price to pay for soon to be OWNING General Motors. I can hear the tort lawyers lining up now!!

[HiTech RedNeck]

If there is justice in the world she will be, however she truly needs to trust the matter to God. God can get past evil that mere worldly efforts can’t.

[nascarnation]

Ms. Anderson was thrown through the windshield

That's painful. I recommend seatbelts. Much higher reliability factor vs. electronics.

[HiTech RedNeck]

As this happened before their bankruptcy, does the liability live on with the bailed out GM? I dunno.

[HiTech RedNeck]

True, it sounds like she (and her fiance passenger) had skipped the belts. While I disagree with making safety belts mandatory to wear, there is every reason in the world to consider them very wise and to require them to be present in all cars.

[Oliviaforever]

More death and disaster brought to you by Obama Motors.

[dc27]

What a price to pay for soon to be OWNING General Motors. I can hear the tort lawyers lining up now!!

Not so fast grasshopper. All potential liabilities prior to 2009 belong to the "old" GM and the "new" GM cannot be held liable. Another gift from Obama.

[The Cajun]

They weren't necessarily unbuckled, I know of two instances where the seat belt attachment points were ripped out in a crash.
Both individuals survived, thank God.
One was in a Dodge truck, not a really bad crash, truck was repairable, the other was a GM car, bad crash.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
(Proverbs 3:5-8)

[Jim from C-Town]

Don’t think for an instant that GM will not try to hide behind it’s bankruptcy to avoid any obligation to pay for the damages. They are a NEW company the old GM is now a holding company of worthless closed factories and assets.

[Jim from C-Town]

The prosecuting attorneys in this country need to start being held liable for their abuses. There should have been no charges in in the first place.