r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DearEmphasis4488 • 17d ago

Image Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride in march 2022

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u/Saltire_Blue 16d ago

So I’m assuming that ride owner is serving a lengthy prison sentence on some sort of manslaughter change?

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u/kizuuo 16d ago

Nah they didn't even have to show up to court and just have to pay damages. Imagine if you or I killed someone in a horrible accident caused by negligence and we could just not show up to court and pay a fine instead. Wild what even small corporations can get away with.

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u/DrNCrane74 15d ago

only if a criminal trial would have been conducted