1.7 million? Means the lawyers didn't have a strong case in their hands to settle for more.

Or it is just plain cheaper. Even if they won, the PR and legal costs would probably be more.

Huh? It has not gone to court and with this settlement it won't. 

“110 years is a lot.. but he forever ruined the lives of 4 or more families.”

Yeah, but there is a reason that Lady Justice carries scales as well as a sword. You’re supposed to be punished on the fuck up and causes, not the emotions provoked by it. He fucked up. There is no doubt he should have had better judgement, but his fuck up was thinking his brakes had more left in them than they did.…

I don’t think #4 is really relevant when even those families apparently agree that 110 years isn’t warranted.

... and this is why the “tough on crime” mandatory minimum sentences (which always seem to end up equalling “life in prison”, somehow) are simply bad public policy.

That’s not what happened. Her label and the man behind it wanted her to sign a new contract with the label in exchange for her masters... so he could sell “Taylor Swift’s label” at an inflated price.

I think it’s funnier you can’t be assed to Google image search the actress to realize it’s pretty much just modelled off of her before you go off on some judgmental bullshit.

I find it interesting that Gawker tends to reserve the most criticism over representation to the media that actually makes the attempt. I mean, it’s fine and all if you think they can and should go further but shouldn’t we at least acknowledge when a game/movie/etc is making steps in the right direction? How many…

The “out of touch old guy” vibe in this comment section is getting depressing.

To each their own, but that does nothing for me. The reason I find Swift impressive as an artist is that she’s basically perfected the pop formula - all of her hits are just so fun to sing along with at the top of your lungs on a road trip, and what’s pop music for if not that? Simple, anthemic, good hooks, just great…

and this is somehow fine in “the greatest country in the world!!”

Well good! What type of commie state would Missouri be, if the Department of Health could ensure the health of the population, especially during a pandemic?

Keep voting Republican, morons. They’ll lead you to the grave.

But the first part is absolutely wrong in the assumption that pushing people to work harder will result in either a better product or a faster delivery of a certain product.

A narrative team working 100+ hours a week to produce the wafer thin story lines for Destiny?  Is that team made up of two people?

The timing of this piece coming a day after Bungie’s big 30th Ann pack/celebration feels really opportunistic.

“Why tf is Kotaku pushing this Tech-Big-Brother-Good B.S.?”

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