Why should it? I don't see how the firefighters did anything wrong.
Firefighters practically salivate at the possibility of smashing the windows of a car parked in front of a hydrant they need to access for supply. This isn't much different.
'Need to access'.....yes.....and your point? they salivate over saving lives! Stfu
I've talked to some that said it was one of the job perks. I don't blame them at all, it seems necessary and fun. It's one of those "instant justice" kind of things.
They have to do that to avoid a kink in the hose I think.
Correct, the supply hoses don't like bending much.
So? In both cases, the cars are impeding their urgent work. It's not like firefighters are just going around smashing windows on cars that aren't doing something very, very wrong.
I agree that it's 100% justified in both cases and that Cruise definitely needs to fix their shit.
From what I can tell here there wasn't even a fire.
I was thinking more along the lines of 'who at Cruise got the ticket for running over a hose?' We need good answers for this question, because these days going after a big corporation is easier said than done. The laws need to be clear, the penalties appropriate, the recourse straightforward.
I sure hope so! If firefighters keep smashing them, these cars might get deployed to states where regulators are more accommodating enacting some protection. Would be a shame if San Francisco didn't have these manslaughter machines around anymore.