Stupid Career Moves #0001 - Engineers hacked traffic lights
Welcome to my world, where technology savvy workers allegedly disable traffic lights in order to assist their collective bargaining. Everyone, no matter where they live, knows how bad (and dangerous) traffic is in Los Angeles. To purposely seek to make it worse is unforgivable. In general, I am a union supporter, but these guys deserve everything they get. They are quite lucky that no injuries or deaths occurred at these 4 intersections during the time the lights were disabled, or they could have found themselves facing a murder charge.
Yes, that's right, you fiddle with some codes, change some passwords and the next thing you know you are doing 20 to LIFE. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that that equation simply does add up.
Beyond that, here begins a new series on Career Opportunities -- Stupid Career Moves! Since there seems to be enough of these stories to keep me busy for a while, I will start to highlight them here so that we can all learn from their bad example.
Engineers hacked traffic lights What a story. Two high-ranking city traffic engineers, Gabriel Murillo and Kartik Patel, were charged Friday with breaking into the city's automated traffic system and disabling the lights at four busy intersections just before the city Engineers and Architects Association walked out last August. On the eve of the strike,...
(Via L.A. Observed.)
posted by Douglas @ 10:14 AM
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It also doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that in this country you are innocent until proven guilty. You don't know these people and you don't know the facts. I find it amazing how via these kinds of blogs how people like yourself can condemn people that they know absolutely nothing about. That will be decided by the courts. Does responsibilty mean anything anymore?
Was I pre-judging? I DID use the word allegedly, but perhaps I didn't make that clear enough.
That said, I am also in no position at the current time, to judge these people and nothing I say here will put them in jail, either. Let me re-write myself and say. "IF they are found to be guilty, they deserve everything they get."
The story is much more important for me as a reminder to not to make stupid career moves yourself or you could end up with more than just some blogger pointing out your failings.
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