Blame the victim: it's no longer just a gambit for gun nuts

It seems that those whose last names can be abbreviated as "Corp". or "Inc". do that, too.

From CNN -

American Airlines claimed a child was at fault for being secretly recorded in a restroom. It has now changed its response

After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly placed there by a former employee, the airline has changed its response.

The company was responding to a civil lawsuit filed against American Airlines claiming the girl, listed as Mary Doe, was “secretly filmed while using the airplane toilet” during an American Airlines flight in January 2023.

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In a filing Monday, American Airlines initially argued that the girl was at fault and negligent because she used a lavatory “she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.”

In response to CNN’s request for comment on the filing, American Airlines said the filing was made in error by outside counsel retained by the airline’s insurance company.

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While investigating that incident, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts say they uncovered additional videos on Thompson’s iCloud account that show four additional minors – including a 9-year-old – using the bathroom on American Airlines flights between January and August 2023, according to the Department of Justice.