If he submitted fraudulent evidence under oath then why isn't he being thrown in prison on perjury charges?

I don't give a shit about the outcome of the civil case, if he lied in court he's a criminal

The allegation is that Charter is negligent for allowing this disaster to happen on their watch.

Now mind you, if it were up to me the original murderer would have been executed, but that's between him and the criminal justice system

For me, the question is, is Charter negligent, and if so, was the wrongful death a foreseeable result of that negligence?

That said, I really hope Charter turns around and sues the actual murderer for indemnification because he's the one that actually did it. Every penny Charter coughs up to cover his ass needs to come right back out of his own pockets.

How does the council know he's not an identity thief on the prowl for someone else's personal information?

We, especially on slashdot of all places, know the implications of the phrase "dumpster diving" even in cases far less literal than this one.

Sorry, but once it's in the trash, no takebacks.

If they're responsible they'll not only tell him to bugger off but they'll have him arrested on trespassing charges if he goes looking for it.

He should have thought about this before he put it in the rubbish bin.

That's probably because you can't prosecute alien citizens on alien soil, it's basic jurisdiction 101.

At least in theory, and the fact that I even have to qualify that is sad.

That said, we're certainly within our rights to impose trade sanctions against Chinese companies or even china as a whole, and it is a federal offense for a US person (corporate or otherwise) to disobey them.

The biggest problem I have with a social credit system is vulnerability to "ballot box stuffing" or hackers sabotaging someone's reputation by fraudulent means.

Though, to be honest we have the same problem with good old fashioned meatware based reputations that propagate on gossip.

I will say that slandering someone is one of the most dishonorable things you can do, doubly so if you happen to be in a position of trust or authority.

If you're going to badmouth somebody, you damn well better be telling the fucking truth.

Social credit systems, no matter the infrastructure used, doesn't have time to waste on manipulators telling porkies

What I found most interesting is that the authorities let all that build up with no action before.

If they let it happen on their watch and delayed enforcement for strategic reasons then they're complicit.

I find the timing to be suspicious and I find myself asking myself who they pissed off to unleash the proverbial kraken.

What's ironic is the chinese "Mandate of Heaven" philosophy that justifies a successful revolution.

Apparently pissing off your own citizens badly enough is a good reason to overthrow your own government.

The communist party should pay heed to what the US did back in 1776 unless they want to get the same treatment.

And proving it was garbage often requires surviving the lawsuit long enough to avoid going bankrupt in the first place.

AND THE PLAINTIFF USUALLY KNOWS THAT!

You don't need to fire them.

Seriously, has anyone heard of a traffic ticket?

Just write them up and give them a one day suspension and then move on with one day's pay being plenty of punishment

The main problem with the spam economy is the same as the problem with government:

corruption by the rich

Credit card companies make a shitload of fees from spam purchases so the government won't dare try to stop them because of the money games holding their campaigns hostage.

That is a bigger problem than pink contracts with ISPs.

Credit card companies could stop spam cold by taking the money out of it that makes it so profitable but they won't because they're in on it