On 5/17/2014 3:15 PM, Leon wrote:

Both the lady being burned with the McDonald's coffee and the guy
cutting his digit off using a Ryobi saw were more at fault than the
provider of the instrument of mass destruction. Yet there seems to be
almost equal opposition against McDonalds and the saw operator.

Emotion is the guiding factor.

Arguably, the "guiding factor" in both cases is actually the "Mother of
all guiding factors":

Threat of (losing) litigation.

Due to litigation, the temperature of coffee served in McDonald's is now
lower, and as a result arguably safer for the drinker overall.

And, the increasing acceptance of SawStop by both corporations and
consumers, while not as mature, is unequivocally due in part to
litigation, as well as being safer overall for an operator.

Both cases where the destination is arguably more important than the
journey.

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