06-17-2003, 11:13 AM
Beastie's Babbles tipic #iamnotsure.
Did you know that there is a rich woman in New York?
Did you know that the city made her that way?
Did you know that you can jump in front of a train and then sue the city?
I first learned of this a year or so ago, and I question the system since.
This woman decided her life was no longer worth living, and that she would commit suicide. Since it's always good to go out with a bang, she decided to throw herself out onto a subway track as a train came towards her at near full speed.
The damn train did not kill her.
Instead, while severely injured some jackal (lawyer) approached her and convinced her that since the train was going faster than city guidelines allowed, she was entitled to a settlement. She was awarded almost 8 million dollars at city expense, for the train was indeed a little fast.
She wanted to end it all and now her life is easier than mine! Not to sound like a tyrant here, but couldn't we just award her what she wanted to begin with? Yeah, let's kill her with a train!! And her lawyer, too the way I see it.
1. Is this woman truly entitled to anything?
2. Can we put faith in our justice system?
3. How can we dampen the overabundance of senseless lawsuits?
more to come later in the week on this topic.
Did you know that there is a rich woman in New York?
Did you know that the city made her that way?
Did you know that you can jump in front of a train and then sue the city?
I first learned of this a year or so ago, and I question the system since.
This woman decided her life was no longer worth living, and that she would commit suicide. Since it's always good to go out with a bang, she decided to throw herself out onto a subway track as a train came towards her at near full speed.
The damn train did not kill her.
Instead, while severely injured some jackal (lawyer) approached her and convinced her that since the train was going faster than city guidelines allowed, she was entitled to a settlement. She was awarded almost 8 million dollars at city expense, for the train was indeed a little fast.
She wanted to end it all and now her life is easier than mine! Not to sound like a tyrant here, but couldn't we just award her what she wanted to begin with? Yeah, let's kill her with a train!! And her lawyer, too the way I see it.
1. Is this woman truly entitled to anything?
2. Can we put faith in our justice system?
3. How can we dampen the overabundance of senseless lawsuits?
more to come later in the week on this topic.