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Oculus VR Co-founder Andrew Reisse Killed In Auto Collision

Posted by timothy on from the sad-news dept.

ccguy writes with this excerpt from a sad report on CNET: "Oculus Rift co-founder and lead engineer Andrew Reisse was hit in Santa Ana, where he was a resident, by a speeding car being pursued by police." Reisse was killed, says the report, when the car "slammed into two vehicles during the pursuit before hitting Reisse at Flower Street and MacArthur Boulevard."

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  1. Re:FTA by dunkelfalke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let us be fair. Cars kill too many innocents. Cities should be for the people, not for cars!

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  2. Re:FTA by cffrost · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because if they had suspended the chase, the offending vehicle would have slowed down and obeyed all traffic laws thereafter?

    Probably — why risk wrecking the vehicle or attracting further attention once the pursuing police have fallen back?

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  3. Re:FTA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And in cities, they typically are reserved for this. "when needed" includes "i need to get somewhere that's not well served by public transportation"

    Which in the US unfortunately is pretty much every trip that has an endpoint outside the core of the city....

  4. Re:FTA by ClioCJS · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Anytime someone gets killed by someone, we should take it away from all the people who don't kill anyone with it.

    Also, when one kid in class chews gum, everyone in the class should get detention.

    When a right is abused, it should be taken away too. Because of Westboro Baptist Church, we should repeal the 1st Amendment.

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  5. Re:FTA by candeoastrum · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because you know, guys with guns fleeing after a firefight and a violent encounter with police are totally white, nice and fluffy, model citizens

    What does being white have to do with anything?