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To: Modernman

That's because an automobile does not influence people to commit crime. However, auto advertising as a media may be liable.


331 posted on 05/19/2005 2:06:54 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: AppyPappy
That's because an automobile does not influence people to commit crime. However, auto advertising as a media may be liable.

For false advertising, sure. I'm not aware of any cases where an advertiser or a manufacturer has been held liable for criminal use of a legal product.

347 posted on 05/19/2005 2:30:10 PM PDT by Modernman ("Work is the curse of the drinking classes." -Oscar Wilde)
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