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Guys lets get back on topic. Would anyone think this would be possible in court?

Does anyone think that America is gone awall?

Has anyone thought wtf is this?

Do you think this is dumber than fox?

Do any of you think this will end up on jon stewart?

Does anyone here think that America should be educating its mothers a little bit more on disicipline?
Seriously answer these question

GET BACK ON TOPIC NOA!

Asherian Command wrote:Guys lets get back on topic. Would anyone think this would be possible in court?

Does anyone think that America is gone awall?

Has anyone thought wtf is this?

Do you think this is dumber than fox?

Do any of you think this will end up on jon stewart?

Does anyone here think that America should be educating its mothers a little bit more on disicipline?
Seriously answer these question

GET BACK ON TOPIC NOA!

Obligatory comments aside, no, this rampant mentality of "Sue First, act like a rational human being never" is leading to lots of wasted money in courts.

As long as a lawyer has the means to make a buck off a maroon like this, there will always be this problem.

Also, the race card should be the most obvious card in the deck now, all the corners have bent off and it's creased all over. Can't we see this coming?

This thread just made my evening, thank you Dakka!

This is rediculous, but not enough to make me use the facepalm expression, no, it's just too lulzy.

The phrase "Have us hit your child and instantly win 1,500 Walmart coupons" comes to mind all to easily.

I think the ewssential question to ask is, how would a communist handle this situation? After all from each from their ability, each to their need.

Did I hear correctly that her son was her property? Like... she owns him? Like... he is her slave? Her... black slave?

I thought you guys fought a war to stop this kind of stuff!


Edit: Also, we need to let Lynyrd Skynyrd know he needs to change the lyrics and title of "[Censored] Lowe"...

SilverMK2 wrote:Did I hear correctly that her son was her property? Like... she owns him? Like... he is her slave? Her... black slave?

I thought you guys fought a war to stop this kind of stuff!

Nah, we fought cause those d Yankees wouldn't let us form our own country, freeing the slaves kinda was a by-product



Back on topic:

Its people like this that make me glad I'm white. Not because I'm racist or anything, but because it forces me to use my head and deal with things rationally. When was the last time screaming "IT"S BECAUSE I'M WHITE ISN'T IT!?!" worked?

I. . . this. . just. . . OH MY GOD!

WE'VE FOUND GAILBRAITHE


BLAMETHEVICTIMBLAMETHEVICTIM11!!1!!

KingCracker wrote:

Orlanth wrote:She wont get it, but only because she timed it poorly and went one or two steps too far.

However had she just claimed the equivalent to he shopping list of claims in cash for distress and a hintr of possible racial harassment she could quite easily get that amount of money.

Chat up the wrong lesbian and its 500K damages time from the employer. Because one shouldnt chat up lesbians, its disrespecting their preferences.

There was a notrorious case in the press about ten years back where a person who was able to get two or three minority statuses in a row sued every employer who didnt give them an interview for various 'isms', the person was on 30K a year on lawsuits alone. Companies would pay up rather than face the label.

Fortuneately political correctness is slowly and surely on the way out, PC dogma doesnt stop discrimination, it facilitiates it. Fortuneately the press are seeing it and employers and providers are standing up to it. About time.

Really? You only saw 1 or 2 things wrong with all that?? Can I ask a personal question? Did you go blind 1 or 2 sentences into that? I really can understand, I mean I read it through a mirror just to be safe

You completely misread this. I disagree with all of it which was my point throughout, however case just as frivolous or ridiculous get mega compensation. For this reason her 'claim' is not in itself stupid just immoral. Her error is just the manner claim, handled better it could have worked. Authorities have paid out large sums for equally trivial reasons in the past.

It's so tempting to call this lady up and ask her how she ended up all sixes and sevens...

First, every child over the age of 8 and under 18 needs to be slapped. Daily. Second, doesn't this just seem like the perfect example for a Tosh.O game of "Is it Racist?"

Well, if this was simply an exercise in creating outrageous and spectacular demands, Mrs. Curtis certainly lacks creativity.

Disneyland and Wal-Mart cards?

I would've wanted a trip to the ISS and a full-expenses-paid trip to eat in every restaurant in the world. Breakfast in France, lunch in Italy, and dinner in Taiwan!

And may the world tremble if the First Person Shooter industry does not immediately start producing games with female lead characters!

rubiksnoob wrote:Well, if this was simply an exercise in creating outrageous and spectacular demands, Mrs. Curtis certainly lacks creativity.

Disneyland and Wal-Mart cards?

I would've wanted a trip to the ISS and a full-expenses-paid trip to eat in every restaurant in the world. Breakfast in France, lunch in Italy, and dinner in Taiwan!

And may the world tremble if the First Person Shooter industry does not immediately start producing games with female lead characters!

That was funny

Guys lets get back on topic. Would anyone think this would be possible in court?

Possible (this IS the US, after all), but not remotely likely.
Not possible that she'd win. I'll never believe that. Just possible that the case could be filed. I could easily believe she could find a lawyer that would take her case.
I'm not saying it wouldn't be thrown out post haste, though...


Does anyone think that America is gone awall?

a wall?

Is that anything like "batsh!t crazy?"
If so, then yes. A long time ago.


Has anyone thought wtf is this?

I haven't. I think it's pretty obvious.
Mama got mad that her little hooligan got reprimanded and saw dollar signs.
Then, in her idiocy, she went overboard.


Do you think this is dumber than fox?

Fox news?
Samantha Fox?
Fox who?


Do any of you think this will end up on jon stewart?

I could easily see it making a lot of late night shows, if it gets their attention.
Imagine a running tally at the bottom of the screen that updates, every time the host says the wrong thing. LOL


Does anyone here think that America should be educating its mothers a little bit more on disicipline?

I think everyone, everywhere, should be more educated in matters of discipline.
I teach it to my kids... one blistered hand print at a time.



Seriously answer these question

Seriously. I did.


GET BACK ON TOPIC NOA!

Who is Noa, and how far off topic did he go?


Eric

Something tells me he meant AWOL.

I'm pretty sure America has been looked at as a little off pretty much since the beginning. We didn't just get a little crazy, we've always been that way.

Good thing we were a little crazy on D-Day, am I right fellas?

The sad thing is she's going to get bucks.

Teachers used to slap kids everyday when I was in elementary school.

I think someone owes me some money!!!

You have to admire the fact that she actually tried something like this.

Lord-Loss wrote:You have to admire the fact that she actually tried something like this.

Wait... wut.

Frazzled wrote:The sad thing is she's going to get bucks.

I don't think so.
I think this obvious money-grab will do nothing but hurt the chances she may have had to get some sort of payout from this.

...again, this is presuming that, truly, CURTIS GOT SLAPPED BY A WHITE TEACHER.


Eric


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Lord-Loss wrote:You have to admire the fact that she actually tried something like this.

Do not.

Well. Good news everyone. I just reversed my opinion on cameras in schools. feth 'em.

The headmaster of my old primary school picked me up by the hair when I was a kid. When I told my da, he went in and gave him a bollocking, and that was that. No cash, no lawsuit. Because what, I was in mental anguish over it? spank. I was fine, once he put me down and I got over the fright. I was probably annoying him with my precocious manner and slow, fiddly movements. I mean, it wasn't acceptable that he did that, but then my da gave him a bollocking and it was over.
I don't understand someone who thinks their minor pain is so important they can rob large amounts of money from every other student in the system, just because the courts allow it. No sense of social responsibility. You can't help but think she must have been secretly pleased that now she got to make her big claim.
We gotta do something about this litigious bs, it's really out of hand.
By the way Dakka, I'm 26, so it's not like I was in primary school in the stone age- it was 1995 that this happened!

For the ignorant Americans among us (raises hand):
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:bollocking&sa=X&ei=Ef7iTM2KJpKqnge7rejBDg&ved=0CAUQkAE

Eric

I'm laughing out loud at the mental image that term must bring up in those unfamiliar with it, sorry for the confusion

Well the first defnition-ok. The third one-yikes!!!

I imagined something a la 2girls1cup, but I'm a demented little Marine. Figured it'd be something like an ass-chewing, anyway.

You're all welcome for my little dose of insanity, for the record.

America.... Land of the Lawsuit.



God bless her.

Torin the Wayfarer wrote:Wait... wut.

The picture has no relevance to my post, I just think it's funny.

MasticatorDeelux wrote:I imagined something a la 2girls1cup, but I'm a demented little Marine. Figured it'd be something like an ass-chewing, anyway.

You're all welcome for my little dose of insanity, for the record.

Your avatar got bollocked!

Stormrider wrote:

MasticatorDeelux wrote:I imagined something a la 2girls1cup, but I'm a demented little Marine. Figured it'd be something like an ass-chewing, anyway.

You're all welcome for my little dose of insanity, for the record.

Your avatar got bollocked!

Huh?