tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6071932962237668377..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: BREAKING: Alonzo Yanes awarded $59 million by juryChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-14328623871603096582019-07-09T12:34:35.906-04:002019-07-09T12:34:35.906-04:00As this was a civil suit, (i.e. not a criminal cas...As this was a civil suit, (i.e. not a criminal case), "punishment" is usually always in the form of dollars as opposed to jail, community service, etc. Harry Elstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091371872387480309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-50061197839949266772019-07-08T15:55:15.867-04:002019-07-08T15:55:15.867-04:00It may or more not be rational to meet out additio...It may or more not be rational to meet out additional punishment, but that should not take the form of additional reward for the victim.Ogemaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396797613368443908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75467380357227938032019-07-03T16:33:20.329-04:002019-07-03T16:33:20.329-04:00I would agree with you...IF this was the first tim...I would agree with you...IF this was the first time this has happened. It is time a message was set to employers that you have to actually expect safety, not just assume it will happen because someone with a degree knows better.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-89369650445121465242019-07-03T15:38:48.579-04:002019-07-03T15:38:48.579-04:00A reward is well deserved but this is way too high...A reward is well deserved but this is way too high. The statistical value of a human life (what we regular people value our own life at on the margins) is only about $10m. The correct reward would be more on the order of $2m, basing it on a 20% reduction in his quality of life.Ogemaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396797613368443908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-83599746468798164912019-07-03T15:14:07.263-04:002019-07-03T15:14:07.263-04:00These days, its pretty easy to get a Chem BS witho...These days, its pretty easy to get a Chem BS without ever using a fume hood. I think the teacher was enthusiastic about chem, but did not have a lot of practical experience. In college, what maybe happened is that in lab, all the hazardous work for a lab experiment was done by the grad students, so the school would not get sued if an accident with an undergrad occurred.<br /><br />Recently, I asked for a set up for a potassium and water demo, and the tech brought out a glass beaker for the demo. I did switch to plastic :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82072387485431915622019-07-03T13:11:25.960-04:002019-07-03T13:11:25.960-04:00Perhaps the $60m lawsuit will finally signal to hi...Perhaps the $60m lawsuit will finally signal to high schools around the world that flash fires in classrooms full of kids should be avoided at all costs, if that wasn't already obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-3294676672523292702019-07-02T09:19:58.017-04:002019-07-02T09:19:58.017-04:00"We don't know how this happened." I..."We don't know how this happened." I mean, if you don't bother to provide any training and no one bothers to look beforehand to see if there have been lots of previous instances of the same thing happening in the same way, then I guess you don't know. On the other hand, if you're either that stupid or that willfully ignorant, perhaps you should be doing something else, like filling very large holes with sand from a pail and shovel, where your stupidity can't hurt anyone else or allow others to do so.Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77400157980947185482019-07-01T23:03:51.844-04:002019-07-01T23:03:51.844-04:00No training for the teacher, no fume hood, not eve...No training for the teacher, no fume hood, not even a plexiglass screen between the teacher bench and the students. Apparently kids sat as close as 2 feet! How is that even possible? How recklessly stupid can you be? Where are the rolling heads? Where are the prison sentences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com