Granny
Gold Member
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." No matter what interpretation twist is put on this quote from Shakespeare's "Henry VI," there is truth in it.
Not that lawyers should be literally killed, but certainly they should be "figuratively" killed. These are the merchants of greed and the ones who profit most from the greed. Suing has become "the American way." It's not enough to sue (or civilly ask) for medical expenses for some kid who got beaned on the head with a baseball. No. The lawyers have to sue the "negligent" parents of the offending child, the ball club, the referees, the city's parks and recreation department or other owner of the property on which the incident occurred, the makers of the ball, the bat, the mitt, the uniform and all of each of their suppliers and anybody else who can be remotely connected as "contributors" to this incident, not only for the injured child but for any past, present or future child who might just want to play a little game of ball.
This is why our court dockets are filled beyond capacity with frivolous lawsuits putting more serious cases on hold "until." Our criminals have far more rights, care, concern, and pity in the name of humanitarianism than do the victims of their criminals actions. And a person with a record of drunk drive and/or other reckless behavior behind a wheel wants to sue the parents of the dead child??? This guy will be allowed to file his suit, he'll get "free" representation because of his indigent status, and it's we the taxpayers who pay for all these rights and privileges of the bastard.
And I'll say it again: These are the things that drive up costs of the economy straight across the board.
We need serious tort reform.
Not that lawyers should be literally killed, but certainly they should be "figuratively" killed. These are the merchants of greed and the ones who profit most from the greed. Suing has become "the American way." It's not enough to sue (or civilly ask) for medical expenses for some kid who got beaned on the head with a baseball. No. The lawyers have to sue the "negligent" parents of the offending child, the ball club, the referees, the city's parks and recreation department or other owner of the property on which the incident occurred, the makers of the ball, the bat, the mitt, the uniform and all of each of their suppliers and anybody else who can be remotely connected as "contributors" to this incident, not only for the injured child but for any past, present or future child who might just want to play a little game of ball.
This is why our court dockets are filled beyond capacity with frivolous lawsuits putting more serious cases on hold "until." Our criminals have far more rights, care, concern, and pity in the name of humanitarianism than do the victims of their criminals actions. And a person with a record of drunk drive and/or other reckless behavior behind a wheel wants to sue the parents of the dead child??? This guy will be allowed to file his suit, he'll get "free" representation because of his indigent status, and it's we the taxpayers who pay for all these rights and privileges of the bastard.
And I'll say it again: These are the things that drive up costs of the economy straight across the board.
We need serious tort reform.
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