re A Family's Horror -- and the Role of Google Images

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jim Thompson <jim () netgate com>
> Date: February 4, 2010 3:40:40 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] A Family's Horror -- and the Role of Google Images

> Lets be clear about a couple of things.
>
> 1) The driver was a) an adult and b) clearly responsible for the  
> accident
>
> The driver took the keys to her father's Porsche without permission.
>
> CHP says she was driving the Porsche at over 100 mph, when she  
> attempted to pass (on the left) a Honda Civic traveling about 70 mph  
> in the far left lane, when the she clipped the Honda and lost control.
>
> The Porsche crossed the center median, traveled across opposing  
> lanes and the on-ramp, before colliding into a toll booth building.
>
> The Honda hit the center median.  The driver of the Honda was hurt,  
> but lived.   It was clearly *not* a "single-vehicle" accident, as  
> you assert.
>
> 2) I'd never heard of this until your post on IP.   (I'm left to  
> wonder how many other readers are in the same position.)
>
> 3) I didn't need a name to find this (yes, I used Google).   I  
> didn't need to use Google Images, only 'web search'.  Your proposed  
> restrictions are both vapid and clueless.
>
> Jim



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