“It was a tragedy in July when 86-year-old George Russell Weller drove his car through several barricades into a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica, killing 10 people and injuring dozens. … Since they can’t target Mr. Weller profitably, accident victims have already filed five lawsuits against the city of Santa Monica, which has much deeper pockets. … according to some of the victims, the city contributed to the crime by not erecting stronger barricades or otherwise doing more to prevent a man from driving into a crowd of people.” Mentions this site (Adam Summers, “Extracting Cash from Calamity”, Orange County Register/Reason Public Policy Institute, Oct. 23).
