alt Hacker News> If a human telling him these things would be found liable then google should be.
Sounds like a big if, actually. Can a human be found liable for this? I’d imagine they might be liable for damages in a civil suit, but I’m not even sure about that.
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john_strinlai • yesterday at 9:03 PM
>Can a human be found liable for this? I’d imagine they might be liable for damages in a civil suit
it is generally frowned upon (legally) to encourage someone to suicide. i believe both canada and the united states have sent people to big boy prison (for many years) for it
rootusrootus • yesterday at 8:59 PM
Yes, people have gone to prison for it.
XorNot • yesterday at 9:00 PM
It's been found so in US court previously: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-08/conviction-upheld-for...
>Can a human be found liable for this?
A father in Georgia was just convicted of second degree murder, child cruelty, and other charges because he failed to prevent his kid from shooting up his school.