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DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion (www.cnbc.com)

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Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle's emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.

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[–] LordOfTheChia 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Could have been worse. A 16 year old here in Texas ran over 6 cyclists while trying to roll coal on them. 2 had to be airlifted:

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/waller-bicyclists-hit-truck-teen-driver-ironman-16490862.php

four of the six cyclists who were hit were hospitalized. Two of those had to be airlifted because of the severity of their injuries.The update:

https://www.bicycling.com/news/a37808647/texas-driver-assaults-six-cyclists/

A 16-year-old truck driver ran over six cyclists out on a training ride on September 25, in Waller County, Texas.

The driver was attempting to “roll coal” on the cyclists when he hit them, according to witnesses.

The driver was finally arrested on November 8 and indicted with six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which is a second-degree felony.

Edit: the last update from the Law Firm representing the cyclists:

https://www.bikelaw.com/2021/11/felony-charges-for-waller-driver/

[–] MrFlamey 2 points 1 year ago

Holy shit. This kid will probably not see jail and will be driving again in a year or two because his weapon of choice was a car.