In the United States and in many other parts of the world, driving while talking on the mobile phone is illegal. Illegal; such as drunk driving, smoking in non-smoking areas and hitting your neighbor with a blending machine.
While legal systems such as that in the United States are well capable of persecuting and incarcerating an individual that has been found guilty of violating a crime, some victims feel the need to blame more.
Such as in the case of an American woman whose mother (God bless her soul), has been killed in a vehicular accident. The offending party ran a red light while talking on the phone. The driver, obviously at fault for the accident, admitted to guilty to the crime of “negligent manslaughter”. The man has taken full responsibility for the results of his negligence and failure to comply with state laws.
The daughter of the victim however, was unhappy with the result. Not able to deal with the grief with losing her mother, she turns her blame on mobile phone companies and has proceeded with a lawsuit. Details regarding the exact specifics of her case have not been revealed, but from the initial reports, the lawsuit blames the mobile phone manufacturer for indirectly causing the accident.
Sarcasm aside, it is quite notable that the woman had not made any petitions or pleas to increase awareness against drunk driving or to increase the enforcement and penalty for the violation of the law. Instead, she gathers an army of lawyers who truly think that they have a case worth filing.
We sincerely doubt the moral validity of this case. If it does push through, this would mean that victims of drunk drivers can blame Heineken, victims of second hand smoking can sue Marlboro and victims of domestic violence can file a case against Black and Decker.
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