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This is ridiculous. I feel like I should go back and sue my school now if this is the case. A portable basketball hoop wasn't properly taken care of and it fell directly on my head causing a neck injury when I was in 5th grade.

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Holy slow news day.

Really? It's a good story. I read it from beginning to end.

 

I don't see what's shameful. She was damaged, seemingly in a substantial way. Let the system work.

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Really? It's a good story. I read it from beginning to end.

 

I don't see what's shameful. She was damaged, seemingly in a substantial way. Let the system work.

I agree with your second paragraph. There is no way J. Drury could have or should have dismissed the case.

 

I just don't think it is newsworthy.

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It shameful. ###### happens. What's next, people will have to now take out birthday party insurance?

We've had one birthday party at our house in 11 years. It won't ever happen again. It's 99.99% because they last forever and I hate having people/kids in the house. And it's .01% because I'm certain some kid is going to fall down the stairs and I'll get sued.

 

Bowling alleys, ice rinks, sky zone... They can sue them.

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It's shameful. ###### happens. What's next, people will have to now take out birthday party insurance?

  

 

HO insurance is covering it, bank on that,

 

It's the definition of newsworthy

How? If it were your house, would it be newsworthy? So it's a marginal former Sabre and it is news?

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We've had one birthday party at our house in 11 years. It won't ever happen again. It's 99.99% because they last forever and I ###### hate having people/kids in the house. And it's .01% because I'm certain some kid is going to fall down the stairs and I'll get sued.

 

Bowling alleys, ice rinks, sky zone... They can sue them.

 

Years ago I witnessed a fatal car accident from close range. I was the first person on the scene and came upon a kid who was in just awful shape (I'll spare the gory details), bleeding profusely. Sadly, I remember thinking at the time "I'm not trained in what to do in such a situation and if I help and do something wrong I will get sued." Awful as it sounds, the fear of getting sued kept me from directly helping the girl (I did call 911, etc.).

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HO insurance is covering it, bank on that,

 

 

How? If it were your house, would it be newsworthy? So it's a marginal former Sabre and it is news?

I am no Woodward, but I think three elements make this good news. The amount of time that has passed (novelty), a little boy hurting someone with a golf club (the unexpected) and the Sabres angle ("celebrity"). Just the first two are enough to make it newsworthy. I wouldn't be surprised if this appears in media across the country.

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This is ridiculous. I feel like I should go back and sue my school now if this is the case. A portable basketball hoop wasn't properly taken care of and it fell directly on my head causing a neck injury when I was in 5th grade.

It's all starting to make sense now.

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HO insurance is covering it, bank on that,

 

How? If it were your house, would it be newsworthy? So it's a marginal former Sabre and it is news?

It's called a "hey Martha..." story

As in its likely to make Grandpa Joe look up from his paper and say "hey Martha, did you see this?"

 

It's got greed, which everyone can relate to, justice, which everyone can relate to, an everyday setting (child's birthday) that everyone can relate to and a twist that causes an emotional response, plus the minor celebrity angle.

 

Humdrum in terms of legal cases, but great coffee talk fodder. Good call by the News to give it the space they did.

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Years ago I witnessed a fatal car accident from close range. I was the first person on the scene and came upon a kid who was in just awful shape (I'll spare the gory details), bleeding profusely. Sadly, I remember thinking at the time "I'm not trained in what to do in such a situation and if I help and do something wrong I will get sued." Awful as it sounds, the fear of getting sued kept me from directly helping the girl (I did call 911, etc.).

I've already told my coworkers that if they require medical attention at work I'll let the die. Somewhat facetiously but I wasn't joking too heartily.

It's all starting to make sense now.

:devil:

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Years ago I witnessed a fatal car accident from close range. I was the first person on the scene and came upon a kid who was in just awful shape (I'll spare the gory details), bleeding profusely. Sadly, I remember thinking at the time "I'm not trained in what to do in such a situation and if I help and do something wrong I will get sued." Awful as it sounds, the fear of getting sued kept me from directly helping the girl (I did call 911, etc.).

 

I'm pretty sure just about every state in the union has good Samaritan laws protecting those who help in emergency situations.

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I've already told my coworkers that if they require medical attention at work I'll let the die. Somewhat facetiously but I wasn't joking too heartily.

 

:devil:

I know you're joking, but I recall a case some time ago where a person actually did sue the person who administered his CPR. 

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I know you're joking, but I recall a case some time ago where a person actually did sue the person who administered his CPR.

You only think I'm joking

 

 

I have about 3 coworkers I actually care about, the rest can go die

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This is just ridiculous. It's ###### like this that has neutered society.

OTOH she might be scarred and disabled for life and it might be reasonable to blame the Legwands for letting Damien wield the death stick.

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Really? It's a good story. I read it from beginning to end.

 

I don't see what's shameful. She was damaged, seemingly in a substantial way. Let the system work.

 

As a European.   :huh:

This happens between kids all the time, really don't know what she hopes to get out of this 10 years later.

You guys have to many idiotic lawsuits.

 

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