50 year old streetcars and subways have figured out how to safely close automatic doors without cutting off fingers. There is no excuse for Mercedes here.
Man Sues Mercedes After Soft-Close Doors Chop Off His Thumb
Submitted 2 years ago by the_tech_beast@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/01/man-sues-mercedes-after-soft-close-doors-chop-off-his-thumb/
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AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
The door closes smoothly, but closes, yes or yes.
yxzi@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
There's always a chance that doors can chop off various body parts – soft-close doors are only great as long as they work
mekhos@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Hopefully he was able to get it reattached. The thought of this taking a kids whole hand scares me.
Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
You know, when I asked for a guillotine, this isn't exactly what I had in mind.
(is it okay to joke about this? hopefully it is, if not then I apologize)
MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
He's a cop. Perfectly fine joke to make, in my opinion.
“A once proud and independent man who protects the public from harm now relies on his wife to assist him with going to the bathroom, showering, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, and buttoning his shirt,” the lawsuit says. “He has great difficulties holding a pen, feeding himself, tying his shoes, using tools, and assisting around the house with chores such as laundry and washing dishes.”
Cop loses his part of his thumb and suddenly he needs someone to help him to go the bathroom, shower, brush his teeth, get dressed... and how has great difficulties with doing chores like laundry and washing dishes. Yeah, right-- this guy's just looking for a payday.
While I'm here, I'd like to point out that it's pretty interesting that a chief deputy rolls around in a 2020 Mercedes SUV that starts at $60k USD. Must be nice. Cop gets his thumb stuck in his gaudy luxury SUV's door and now he needs his wife to wipe his ass after taking a shit? Fucking please, give me a break. This is peak America.
the_tech_beast@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
This is terrifying. If your car has a soft close door, be careful
Belaptir@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
I'm calling BS too. I mean the man loses PART of his thumb (we don't even know which one btw) and suddenly becomes an impaired person that must be feeded to live? I broke my arm (right one and I'm right handed) when I was a kid and just learned to do stuff with the other hand. He can't?